Navy Aerographer Mate (AG) Basic Meteorology course
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Fundamentals in Meteorlogy Atmospheric Physics Atmosperic Circulation Air Masses and Fronts Atmospheric Phenomena Climate and World Weather

Chapter 1 Fundamentals Of Meteorology

• Earth-Sun Relationship
• Solar Composition
• Solar Prominences/Filaments
• Earth
• Solstices And Equinoxes
• Figure 1-4.—Revolution Of Earth Around The Sun
• Figure 1-5.—Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Depletion Of Solar Radiation
• Radiation (Heat) Balance In The Atmosphere
• Figure 1-7.—Radiation Balance In The Atmosphere.
• Vertical Distribution
• Temperature Scales
• Table 1-2 Temperature Conversion Scale
• Vertical Distribution
• Meteorological Classification
• Electrical Classification
• Atmospheric Moisture
• Pressure (Dalton’s Law)
• Relative Humidity
• Mixing Ratio

• Newton’s First Law
• Composition Of Forces
• Application Of Vectors And Resultant Forces
• Physical Properties
• Liquid To Solid And Vice Versa
• Liquid To Gas And Vice Versa
• Kinetic Theory Of Gases
• Charles’ Law
• Equation Of State
• Atmospheric Energy
• The Adiabatic Process
• Stability And Instability
• Lapse Rates
• Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
• Types Of Stability
• Stability
• Equilibrium Of Saturated Air
• Conditional Instability
• Autoconvection
• Determining Bases Of Convective Type Clouds
• Stability In Relation To Cloud Type
• Summary

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• Figure 3-2b.—Mean World Temperature For July.
• Figure 3-3b.—Mean World Pressure For July.
• Pressure Over The Globe
• World Winds
• Wind Theory
• Figure 3-7.—Horizontal Pressure Gradient.
• Pressure Gradient Force
• Wind Types
• Figure 3-11.—Development Cycle Of A Geostrophic Wind.
• Movement Of Wind Around Cyclones
• Variations
• Secondary Circulation
• Centers Of Action
• Migratory Systems
• Cyclones
• Vertical Structure Of High Pressure Systems
• Vertical Structure Of Low-Pressure Systems
• Tertiary Circulation
• Figure 3-23.—Northeast Monsoon (January).
• Land And Sea Breezes
• Winds Due To Local Cooling And Heating
• Winds Due To Local Cooling And Heating
• Figure 3-27.—Mountain Breeze Or Katabatic Wind
• Eddies
• Turbulence
• Figure 3-31.—Schematic Diagram Showing Airflow And Clouds In A Mountain Wave.
• Foehn Winds

• Air Mass Source Regions
• Characteristics Of Air Masses
• Air Mass Classification
• Air Mass Modification
• Topography Of Surface
• World Air Masses
• Figure 4-6.—Cp Air Moving Southward.
• Maritime Polar (Mp) Air Pacific In Winter
• Maritime Tropical (Mt) Air Pacific In Winter
• Maritime Polar (Mp) Air Atlantic In Winter
• Figure 4-12.—Mt Air Moving Northeastward.
• North American Air Masses, Trajectories, And Weather (Summer)
• Maritime Polar (Mp) Air Pacific In Summer
• Maritime Tropical (Mt) Air Atlantic In Summer
• Continental Tropical (Ct) Air In Summer
• Figure 4-19.—Properties Of Significant Air Masses Over North America From The Standpoint Of Flying
• Air Masses Over Europe
• Air Masses In The Southern Hemisphere
• Fronts
• Relation Of Fronts To Air Masses And Cyclones
• Relation Of Fronts To Cyclones
• Unstable Waves
• Frontogenesis And Frontolysis
• Conditions Necessary For Frontolysis
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• Temperature
• Wind
• Figure 4-29.—Vertical Distribution Of Wind Direction In The Vicinity Of Frontal Surfaces.
• General Characteristics Of Fronts
• The Cold Front
• Surface Characteristics
• Fast-Moving Cold Fronts (Inactive Cold Front)
• Weather
• Cold Fronts Aloft
• Instability And Squall Lines
• Surface Characteristics
• Weather
• The Occluded Fronts
• Cold Occlusions
• Surface Characteristics
• Warm Occlusions
• The Quasi-Stationary Front
• Characteristics
• Modifications Of Fronts
• Effects Caused By Movement
• Figure 4-45.—Orographic Effects On A Warm Front.
• Warm Fronts
• Figure 4-47.—Stages In The Development Of A Secondary Wave Cyclone.
• Effects Of Underlying Surfaces

• Precipitation Theory
• Other Hydrometeors - Continued
• Cloud Classification
• Species
• Fog
• Radiation Fog
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• Advection Fog
• Dew
• Glaze (Clear Icing)
• Lithometeors
• Photometeors
• Theory
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Atmospheric Optical Phenomena
• Thunderstorms
• Cumulus Stage
• Thunderstorm Weather
• Classifications
• Lightning
• Auroras

• Climatic Elements
• Precipitation
• Average And Standard Deviations
• Standard Deviation
• Climatic Types
• Climatic Controls
• Figure 6-2.—Köppen’s Climatic Types
• Latitude
• Land And Water Distribution
• Effects On The West Coasts
• Climatic Factors
• Climatological Data
• Availability Of Data
• Climatological References
• Climatological Services
• Oceanic Weather
• Figure 6-7.—Percentage Of Reflected Radiation
• North Atlantic And North Pacific Oceans
• Air-Mass Weather
• Arctic And Antarctic Weather
• Arctic Weather
• Arctic Fronts
• Arctic Weather Peculiarities
• Antarctic Weather
• Northwest Pacific Coast Area
• Southwest Desert And Mountain Area
• South American Weather
• African Weather
• Australia And New Zealand Weather

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