PPT-Global atmospheric circulation

Location of cyclonic storms Due to Coriolis forces cyclonic storms must form at least 300 mi from the Equator about 5 degrees N or S Traits common to tropical cyclones Form between latitudes of 5 and 20 N or S. with . climate variability and change . Seminar in Atmospheric Science, EESC G9910. Diagnosing ENSO from atmospheric composition (ozone measured from space). Ziemke. et al. ., 2010; . Oman et al. ., 2011. Susan Howard. Earth & Space Research. Basically – why and how the ocean and atmosphere MOVE!. www.ametsoc.org . There are many scales of motion: . From . BIG. . to . very small. Today – I will just cover the basic large scale, GLOBAL circulation.. Lu J, L Sun, Y Wu, and G Chen. 2014. “The Role of Subtropical Irreversible PV Mixing in the Zonal Mean Circulation Response to Global Warming-Like Thermal Forcing.” . Journal of Climate, . early online. DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00372.1.. Dr. John Krasting. NOAA/GFDL – Princeton, NJ. John.Krasting@noaa.gov. Rutgers Physical Climatology. October 18, 2012. Why is there circulation to begin with?. The Earth has to maintain its radiative balance!. Image credit G. Orton. Heather Knutson (Caltech). In collaboration with: N. Lewis (Arizona), N. Cowan (Northwestern), E. . Agol. (U Washington), A. Burrows (Princeton), D. Charbonneau (Harvard), D. Deming (Maryland), J. Desert (Harvard), J. Fortney (Santa Cruz), E. Kite (UC Berkeley), J. Langton (Principia), G. Laughlin (Santa Cruz), A. Showman (Arizona). and Climate (Chap 6). Atmospheric General Circulation. Also: Global or planetary circulation. . The general circulation (GC) of the atmosphere is the totality of motions that characterize the . large scale. Weather vs. Climate. Climate Controls. Idealized . Global Circulation Model. Seasonal Variations. Global . Climates. For Next Class. : Read Chapter 2 (pp. 61-65). Questions. What is the difference between weather and climate?. AOS 101 Weather and Climate. Lisha. M. . Roubert. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. Today’s Lab. Today we will be using the tank lab to simulate the general circulation of the atmosphere. . Will air circulate Clockwise or Counterclockwise around each of these pressure centers?. H. L. Cyclonic and anticyclonic winds in the Northern Hemisphere. Cyclones and anticyclones . Cyclone. A center of . Involves carbonic acid – an example of an acid-base reaction. pH of most water controlled by CO. 2. Can be generalized to other systems: Phosphoric, Sulfuric, Nitric, Silicic etc.. Global warming – C is an important . where does it come from?. A brief human history of mercury poisoning. Qin Shi Huang,. 1. st. emperor of China. Mad hatters. Minimata. disaster. Karen . Wetterhahn. ,. Dartmouth professor. Iraq grain disaster. 1 WOCE was conceived in late-1970snot so easy to re-capture thinking of the time: Can you SUGGEST reasons why the climates of these 2 places are so different?. Dalwhinnie. , Scotland, 351m . asl. Reading, England, 52m . asl. 56.9. °N. 51.45. °N. Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation. in CMIP5 GCM projections. . for the British . Isles. -. (. winters. 20. 09. –2. 099. ). Jan Stryhal & Radan Huth. Faculty . of Science, Charles University, Prague. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague .