Which below is NOT an assumption of the single-cell model of the general circulation of the atmosphere?
The earth rotates once in 24 hours.
The large thermally driven convection cell that is driven by convective "hot" towers along the equator is the:
Air moving eastward more slowly that the earth rotates, would appear to be ______ wind to the observer.
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a region where:
northeast trades meet the southeast trades.
In terms of the three-cell model of the general circulation, areas of surface low pressure should be found at:
the equator and 60 degree latitudes.
In Honolulu, Hawaii (latitude 2°N), you would most likely experience winds blowing from the:
According to the three-cell general circulation model at the equator we would not expect to find:
a ridge of high pressure.
On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, one would observe the westerlies:
between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs.
On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds would be observed:
south of the subtropical highs.
In the general circulation of the atmosphere, one would find the region called doldrums:
at the equator.
In terms of the three-cell general circulation model, the driest regions of the earth should be near:
30 degree latitudes and the polar regions.
On a surface weather map during the month of July, one would expect to find what type of pressure system over the desert southwest of the United States?
The position of the Pacific high over the North Pacific Ocean shifts ______ in winter and ______ in summer.
The large semi-permanent surface anticyclone that is normally positioned over the ocean of west California, is called the:
Which below does NOT describe the polar front jet stream?
Is normally found at a higher elevation than the subtropical jet.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the polar jet stream is strongest when:
air north of the polar front is much colder than air south of the polar front.
As an air parcel aloft moves northward from the equator, it moves closer to the earth's axis of rotation. Because of the conservation of angular momentum, the air parcel's motion should:
In the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is ______ while air further South is ______.
The low-level jet stream over the Central Plains of the United States appears to be responsible for:
Factors that contribute to the formation of a low-level jet stream over the Central Plains of the United States are:
the sloping of the land from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley, a north-south trending mountain range, stable air above the jet (all of these).
Which below is NOT correct about the stratospheric polar-night jet stream?
It is found near the tropopause.
Generally, on an upper-level (1000 mb) chart in the Northern Hemisphere during July, we would expect to find the tropical easterly jet stream:
south of the upper-level subtropical high.
A phenomenon in the Atlantic Ocean, similar to the southern oscillation, is the:
North Atlantic Oscillation.
Average weather winter temperatures in Great Britain and Norway would probably be much colder if it weren't for the:
North Atlantic Drift.
In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents in the Atlantic and Pacific move is a generally circular pattern. The direction of this motion is ______ in the Atlantic and ______ in the Pacific.
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is simliar to El Niño/Southern Oscillation, except that it:
doesn't affect fish population.
Major ocean currents that flow parallel to the coast of North America are:
California, Gulf Stream, and Labrador.
The name given to the current of warm water that replaces cold surface water along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during December is:
The two currents, warm and cold, that produce fog off the coast of Newfoundland are:
Gulf Stream and Labrador.
At jet streaks is a place where ______ are found.
clear air turbulence, strong vertical wind, speed shear, very strong winds (all of the above)
Upwelling occurs along the northern California coast because:
winds cause surface waters to move away from the coast.
A condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal is called:
The reversal of the positions of surface high and low pressure at opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean is called:
the Southern Oscillation.
If the earth's surface were homogenous (either all land or water),
the semi-permanent highs and lows wouldn't change in intensity.
Because clouds often block their view, instruments onboard satellites cannot regularly make observations of surface winds.
Satellites provide a global picture of winds by converting ______ into wind speed and direction.