Notes
Outline
Lecture 5: Climate Tapestry
Thermal Energy to Kinetic Energy
Sea/Land Breeze
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Monsoon: Another Sea/Land-Related Circulation of the Atmosphere
How Many Monsoons Worldwide?
Balance of Force in the Horizontal
Coriolis Force
How Does Coriolis Force Affect Wind Motion?
Geostrophic Balance
Frictional Effect on Surface Flow
Surface Geostrophic Flow
Single-Cell Model:
Explains Why There are Tropical Easterlies
Atmospheric Circulation: Zonal-mean Views
The Three Cells
Properties of the Three Cells
Sinking Branches and Deserts
Global Distribution of Deserts
Jet Streams Near the Western US
East-West Circulation
Walker Circulation and Ocean Temperature
Walker Circulation and Ocean
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