Session Objectives

Session 5: Scales of Motion

Upon completion of this session, a participant should be able to do the following:
  1. Describe motions that occur on the following scales:

  2. Describe the difference between the following air masses:

  3. Describe the general flow around high and low pressure systems.

  4. Describe the formation of a thermal circulation.

  5. Describe the difference between molecular and eddy viscosity. State which one has a greater influence on atmospheric motion and why.

  6. Explain the use of grids in atmospheric modeling.

  7. Describe meteorological time notations and the importance of understanding how to convert between universal time and local time.

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