Section 1 Introduction to Mid-Latitude Weather Systems..........................
geosynchronous and polar-orbiting satellite views of Earth
GOES image of wave pattern
the comma cloud
Section 2 Wave Motion and the General Circulation............................
differential heating of Earth
Intertropical Convergence Zone
Ferrel and Hadley cells
Coriolis effect and general circulation
baroclinic stability/instability
Section 3 Cyclonic Disturbances and Baroclinic Instability.........................
polar front theory
baroclinic theory
jet streams, jet streak
divergence
upper air information and charts
Section 4 Clouds.......................................................
saturation pressure of an air parcel
dew point temperature, relative humidity
advection
adiabatic assumption
adiabatic cloud formation
cloud identification
Section 5 Additional Common Weather Patterns...............................
coastal storm development
Mesoscale Convective Systems
hurricanes
Section 6 Satellite Images and the Internet...................................
obtaining images and data via the internet
sources of meteorological images