Millersville University NOAA Jet Stream

http://www.atmos.millersville.edu/~lead/SeaBreezeYard.jpg

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/yos/resource/JetStream/

The Telegraph NC State University

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.Monsoons

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research http://www.meted.ucar.edu/

dreamstime.com http://www.dreamstime.com/

http://sharegeography.co.uk/

http://krygier.owu.edu/krygier_html/geog_111/geog_111.html

Size? Density?

Movement?

Process?

Increases Decreases

Rises Up

Convection

Size? Density?

Movement?

Process?

Decreases Increases

Sinks

Convection

Q1: Flame heats bowl by what process(es)?

Conduction?

Radiation?

Convection?

Q2: Bowl heats water by what process(es)?

Q3: What will happen to hot blob of water?

Size?

Density?

Movement?

Increase

Decrease

Rise upward(Convection)

Q4: How does pressure change above/below?

At top?

At bottom?

Increases

Decreases

H

L

Q5: How will water move at top and bottom?

At top?

At sides?

At bottom?

Spread out(Diverge)

Sinking

Move Inward(Converge)

H

L

Experimental Setup:

♠ Place a drop of blue food color at one side

♥ Place a drop of red food color at opposite side

♣ Drops will first sink and then mix with water

♦ Mixed drops will then show motion in water

♠ Look for area where water is rising

♥ Place a drop of green food color in rising water

♣ Watch what happens!

Experimental Observations

♠ Where does water appear to rise or sink?

♥ Where does water spread out (diverge)?

♣ Where does water move together (converge)?

♦ How do your observations compare with your expectations (based upon physical principles presented in the powerpoint)?

♠ How are the 2 experiments different or similar?

♥ How do the experiments compare to sea breeze, etc?

Weather Questions?

Earth and Atmospheric Science at Georgia Tech:

http://www.eas.gatech.edu/

My e-mail (for your questions on weather!):

rob.black@eas.gatech.edu