Notes

__from mr. choi - december 9__
El Nino and La Nina (See figures on p. 478)  1. Sometimes, deep water rises above the thermocline to the surface in a process called upwelling.  2. A La Nina event is an example of upwelling that brings cooler than normal waters to the surface of the eastern Pacific Ocean. · Cool water at the surface of the Pacific causes warm winters in southeastern North America and cool winters in the northwest.  3. In an El Nino event, unusually warm water on the surface of the Pacific Ocean leads to warmer winters in the Pacific Northwest and in eastern Canada  4. El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) refers to phenomena of the El Nino and La Nina events and to changes in air pressure over the southern Pacific Ocean.

December 2, 2009 - from linnnea
Radiation & Condution in the atomosphearns equator : high forest and soils : low O2 = 32 >
 * insolotion - amount of solar radiation that reaches a certain area (w/m2)
 * eg: angle of incidence< north and south pole pole: low
 * albeado - amount of radiation reflected by a surface
 * eg: albado area < snow coved area & desert: high
 * weather - everything about atmosphease that is temp., atmosphaeric pressure, mosture in the atmosphease wind,ect. related to wind transfer in the atmospherase
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">remember: mass of air N2 = 28 > water (H20) = 18

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Energy transfer b/w land/weather and air is responsible for temp & humidity of air <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0033; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">air pressure - pressure is measued in pascal (Pa ) and kilopascal (kPa) --- pressure is fores per area when at sea level appox. 101.3 kPa
 * <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">other unit atm --- 101.3 * Pa = 1 atm 760 mmHg
 * <span style="background-color: #ff0033; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Barometer - used to measure air pressure --- contain a small capuital made changes the capsule expands or contracts.
 * <span style="background-color: #0071ff; color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Air mass - parcel of air with similar temp. asnd humidity thoughout
 * <span style="background-color: #13d843; color: #ff0033; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">coriolois effect - changer in the direction of moving air weather or object due to earth roatation

WEATHER NOTES - DECEMBER 2, 2009

Insolation - amount of solar radiation that reaches a certain area (w/m²) Angle of incidence - North and South pole = low, Equator = high Albedo - amount of radiation reflected by a sacrifice. (ex. snow covered areas = high, forests, soils = low)

__WEATHER__ - related to heat transfer

Air Pressure - Pressure is measure in Pascal and Kilopascal - Ferce per area - at sea level = approx. 101.3 kPa - 101.3 kPa = 1atm = 760mmHg Air Mass - Parcel of air with similar tempreture and humidity


 * Energy Transfer - Land / weather and air → responsible for tempreture and humitidy of air .**

Coriolis Effect - change in direction of moving air, water , or objects due to earths motion