Lecture 5 Winds and the Global Circulation System

6/30/99


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Lecture 5 Winds and the Global Circulation System

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Spatial Variation in Atmospheric Pressure

Formation of a constant pressure map

Land/Sea Breezes

300 Millibar Winds and Presssure

Pressure Gradient and Coriolis Force

Geostrophic Balance

Geostrophic Wind

Cyclones and Anticyclones

Global Wind and Pressure Patterns

High and Low Pressure Systems

Global Wind Patterns

Climate and El Nino

Effects of El Nino

Climate and La Nina

Effects of La Nina

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Author: UCSB