Introduction to Meteorology

Illustrations

These illustrations are listed in the order they appear over the course of the semester.

Temperature scales
Relationship between air pressure and altitude
Layers of the atmosphere
Heat energy absorbed and released
The Sun's electromagnetic spectrum
Solar radiation budget
Earth-atmosphere energy balance
Absorption of radiation by gases in the atmosphere
Seasons
The hydrologic cycle
Relationship between amount of water vapor, absolute and specific humidity
Water content inside an air parcel
Saturation vapor pressure increases with increasing temperature
Force balance for geostrophic wind
Buys-Ballot's Law (Northern Hemisphere)
Winds and air motions associated with surface highs and lows in the N.H.
500 mb 12-h RUC forecast (no isotachs)
500 mb 12-h RUC forecast (colored isotachs)
An absolutely stable atmosphere
An absolutely unstable atmosphere
Conditionally unstable air
Air mass source regions and their paths
Scales of atmospheric motion
Average number of days per year on which thunderstorms are observed
Air motions within an intense thunderstorm with a tilted updraft
Why do I need a weather radio?