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ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
• Wind Essentials
• Driving Forces Within the Atmosphere
• Atmospheric Patterns of Motion
• Oceanic Currents
Wind Vane and Anemometer
Figure 4.4
Wind Portrait of the Pacific Ocean
Figure 4.6
Driving Forces Within the Atmosphere
• Pressure Gradient Force
• Coriolis Force
• Friction Force
Pressure Gradient
Figure 4.7
Coriolis Force
Figure 4.9
500-mb Pressure Map
Figure 4.10
Geostrophic, Gradient and
Surface Winds
General Atmospheric Circulation
Figure 4.13a
Global Barometric Pressure
Figure 4.11a
Global Barometric Pressure
Figure 4.11b
General Atmospheric Circulation
Figure 4.13b
Jet Streams
Figure 4.17
Upper Air Rossby Waves
SURFACE OCEAN CURRENTS