Quiz 5 Review - version 1
Questions from previous
quiz:
Global wind pattern and
precipitation Fig. 7.23
3 phases of ENSO: El Nino, La Nina and normal
Air masses and Fronts
Frontal cartoon examples
8.15, 8.18, 8.20
Understand the evolution
sequence of Mid-latitude cyclones in Figure 8.23
Upper level support: Should 500 mb trough be in front of, above or behind a
surface low for sustained severe weather see Figure 8.28, 8.30
Weather forecasting
Watch vs. warning.
Simple forecasting
methods. P.248
Understand difference between
Analysis, prediction and post prediction steps in forecasting
Distinguish between
geostationary and polar orbiting satellite types
Impact of satellite data on
weather forecasts
Distinguish between
prediction accuracy, skill
Atmospheric Stability
p112-117
DAR, MAR,
Conditional instability Fig.
5.9. Why is this
important to severe weather
4 types of cloud
formation: Fig 5.10
Thunderstorms
Distinguish between types of
thunderstorms: single cell, Squall
line
Conditions for severe
thunderstorms (Figure 10.5)
Importance of wind shear in
keeping the updraft separated from the downdraft Fig 10.10
How are downdrafts formed
What are Microbursts and why
are they so dangerous (Fig 10.15)
Flash flood (p.275)
Most lightning is cloud to cloud
Most frequently observed:
summer in US, US annually, world; NOT observed much over oceans
Closeness of lightning
strikes (Stats figure in notes)
Safety during a lightning
storm: DonŐt sit under the apple
tree. Why? (p. 282)
Importance of below freezing
temperatures for charge separation
Tornadoes
Climatology: Be familiar with Tornado incidence
stats in Fig 10.28
F5 wind speed (Table 10.2)
Why is right side of tornado
the side with fast winds that does the most damage
Tornado creation (Figure 10.34)
Hook pattern Figs 10.36 and
10.37
Doppler radar: why is it important
Hurricanes
Where on Earth do Hurricanes
occur most frequently Figure 11.10 and notes?
Why right side does the most
damage in terms of winds and storm surge
Differences between tornadoes and hurricanes and
between tropical storms & mid-latitude cyclones p. 308