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Weather And Climate Exam 2 Chapters 6-12 > Chapter 8 > Flashcards

Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
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Mountain breeze

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Nightly downslope winds

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2
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Westerlies

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Geostrophic wind where pressure gradient force is balanced by Coriolis force

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3
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Subtropical jet stream

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Semipermanent jet over the subtropics

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4
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Monsoon

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Seasonal reversal of wind direction

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5
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Hadley cell

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Trade winds

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6
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Ferrell cell

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Westerlies

Highly variable weather

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7
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Polar cell

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Polar:
High
Easterlies
Deserts

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8
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ITCZ

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Can be observed from space

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Weather And Climate Exam 2 Chapters 6-12 (4 decks)

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