Exam 1 Spring Flashcards
Dynamic Meteorology: the ______ and _______ of theoretical _______ laws to understand and ________ atmospheric phenomenon.
Development, application, physical, predict
Assuming synoptic scale motion outside the PBL and scaling leads to
Geostrophic balance, Geostrophic wind, and hydrostatic balance, hydrostatic pressure
Relationship between the __________ and the ____________ allows for the representation of the pressure gradient force in isobaric conditions
Horizontal pressure gradient, “horizontal” Geopotential height gradient
Slope of the ________ uniquely determines the Geostrophic wind speed
Slope
Thickness is proportional to the column _______ _____________
Average temperature
The Geostrophic wind must have __________ in the presence of thickness gradient
Vertical shear
Barotropic atmosphere: when you look at a constant pressure surface you ______ see isotherms (Temp is the same everywhere)
Wont
When you look at a constant pressure surface you _______ see isotherms (Temperature varies)
Will
Horizontal divergence
A measure of percentage change in area per unit time
Vorticity
A measure of rotation or the tendency to rotate in a fluid; mathematically is the curl of the velocity vector
Deformation
Represents change in shape of an air parcel
Circulation
A macroscopic measure of rotation for a finite area of fluid
The ________ C about a _______ in a fluid is defined as the ______ integral about the _______ of the component of the ___________ that is locally tangent to the contour (the projection of ________ onto the contour)
Circulation, closed contour, line, contour, velocity vector, velocity
Vorticity is equal to the __________ about a ______ element of area
Circulation, small
Vorticity: a _________ measure of rotation or the tendency to rotate about _______ in space
Microscopic, any point
