ATM 107 The
Oceans
Friday, 16
October 2015
Daily Announcements:
1) Exam #1
grades are posted on Blackboard.
2) You can visit
your TAs Rebecca or Jonathan or me during our posted Office Hours
to
go over your Exam #1 up until the
date of Exam #2. If you did not mark your
answers directly on your exam paper, then you
must come see me.
Song #1: “Tropical
Depression” by Alan Jackson
Song #2: “Rock
You Like A Hurricane” by Scorpions
Text Source Today: 7.6, 7.7
·
Seasonal Effect
and Land-Sea Distribution
·
Monsoon Effect
Notes Template
·
Tropical Storms – Naming
History
Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :
1)
Explain how seasonal
effects and land-sea distributions on the “real” Earth modify
the planetary wind bands.
2)
What is the
“monsoon effect?” Where on Earth is this
effect most pronounced?
3)
Describe the
land/sea breeze circulation.
4)
What is the
“topographic effect?” What is a “rain
shadow?” Give some examples.
5)
What are the two
primary “jet streams?” Where are they
typically located?
6)
Where do
“easterly waves” typically originate?
7)
What are the three
necessary conditions for the formation of a tropical depression?
8)
What two
primary processes strengthen a tropical depression into a tropical storm?
9)
When did the
10)
Under what conditions would a “name” of a tropical storm be “retired?”