PPT part 2 Flashcards
A confluent trough

confluent and curvature figure

a confluent trough has
major and minor development areas
a confluent trough figure

confluent trough and ridge figure

diffluent trough and ridge figure

How features evolve
- amplification
- ridges amplify
- extension
- troughs extend
- also known as sharpening
- declining
- ridges decline
- relaxation
- troughs relax
diffluent trough (extends/sharpen) & (relax)

diffluent ridge (amplification/sharpens) & declines

diffluent ridge - confluent trough
give rapid ……………………..
rise of pressure

diffluent trough - confluent ridge
gives rapid
fall of pressure

Jet propagation steps
- consider an air parcel entering a jet
- the parcel accelerates into the jet as PGF increases
- air is transported across the jet entrance
- which leads to areas of convergence and divergence aloft
- and the reverse happens at the jet exit
- remember Dines’ two layer model -> vertical motion
- Descending air warms adiabatically - ascending air cools adiabatically
- warming decrease temperature gradient at jet enterance -> jet weakens
- cooling increases temperature gradient at jet exit -> jet strengthens
which leads to areas of convergence and divergence aloft
and the reverse happens at the jet exit
(figure)

which leads to areas of convergence and divergence aloft
and the reverse happens at the jet exit
remember Dines’ two layer model -> vertical motion
figure

Jet propagation final figure

blocking patterns

an omega block
figure

omega blocking:

a diffluent block

diffluent blocking:


A confluent trough

confluent and curvature figure
major and minor development areas
a confluent trough has

a confluent trough figure

confluent trough and ridge figure

diffluent trough and ridge figure
- amplification
- ridges amplify
- extension
- troughs extend
- also known as sharpening
- declining
- ridges decline
- relaxation
- troughs relax
How features evolve

diffluent trough (extends/sharpen) & (relax)

diffluent ridge (amplification/sharpens) & declines
rise of pressure

diffluent ridge - confluent trough
give rapid ……………………..
fall of pressure

diffluent trough - confluent ridge
gives rapid
- consider an air parcel entering a jet
- the parcel accelerates into the jet as PGF increases
- air is transported across the jet entrance
- which leads to areas of convergence and divergence aloft
- and the reverse happens at the jet exit
- remember Dines’ two layer model -> vertical motion
- Descending air warms adiabatically - ascending air cools adiabatically
- warming decrease temperature gradient at jet enterance -> jet weakens
- cooling increases temperature gradient at jet exit -> jet strengthens
Jet propagation steps

which leads to areas of convergence and divergence aloft
and the reverse happens at the jet exit
(figure)

which leads to areas of convergence and divergence aloft
and the reverse happens at the jet exit
remember Dines’ two layer model -> vertical motion
figure

Jet propagation final figure

blocking patterns

an omega block
figure

omega blocking:

a diffluent block

diffluent blocking: