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GEO101IN Introduction to Weather and Climate February 19, 2005

Reading surface station data from maps

Slide 3

Slide 4

Slide 5

Geostrophic balance: pressure gradient force opposes coriolis force

Slide 7

Why do winter storms form?

Slide 9

Anatomy of a mature winter storm: I

Warm fronts

Cold fronts

Anatomy of a mature winter storm: II

3-D picture: Anatomy of a winter storm

Last week’s weather

Thursday, February 10, 2005, 11pm

Friday, February 11, 2005, 6pm

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 5pm

Monday, February 14, 2005, 5am

This week’s weather

Friday, February 18, 2005, 6am

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 6am

Next (February 26th)

Author: Michael Evans

E-mail: mevans@ltrr.arizona.edu

Homepage: http://ic.ltrr.arizona.edu/ic/tocc/

Further information:
GEO101IN Introduction to Weather and Climate