Meteorology is the study and forecasting of weather

Meteorology is the study and forecasting of weather changes resulting from large scale atmospheric circulation

Introduction

Air Pollutant Cycle

Transport

Concentration & Dispersion

Prediction

Dispersion

Atmosphere

Atmosphere

Atmosphere

Solar Radiation

Insolation

Solar Incidence Angle

Wind Circulation

Wind Circulation

Wind Circulation

Wind Circulation

Wind Circulation

Wind Circulation

Rotation

Low-pressure system

Rotation

Isobar

Frictional Force

Frictional Force

Influence of Ground & Sea

Influence of Ground & Sea

Vertical Motion

Properties of Gases

Lapse Rate

Adiabatic expansion

Adiabatic expansion

Adiabatic expansion

Lapse rate

Lapse rate

International lapse rate

International Lapse Rate

Temperature change due to atmospheric height

Atmospheric Stability

Inversions

Two Types of Inversion

Two more Types of Inversion

Stability Classes

Wind Velocity Profile

Wind Velocity Profile

Wind Velocity Profile

Wind Velocity Profile

Wind Direction

Predicting Wind Direction

Mixing Height

Mixing Height

Mixing Height

Mechanics of Mixing Height Parcel heated by solar radiation at earth’s surface Rises until temperature T’ = T T’ = particle’s temp T = atmospheric temp Achieves neutral equilibrium, no tendency for further upward motion

Turbulence

General Characteristics of Stack Plumes

Six Classes of Plume Behavior

Six Classes of Plume Behavior

Six Classes of Plume Behavior

Six Classes of Plume Behavior

Six Classes of Plume Behavior

Assignment 3