1. Part 9
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2. Week 16, 17, 18 and 19 The Atmosphere
Modules 3, 4, 7 and 8 in AP
The study of the Air and the Atmosphere and how we measure them
Movement of the Atmosphere - Air Masses, Winds and Storms
Weather Prediction
Next test: Week 19 T Jan 23/25 - covers the atmosphere and hydrosphere
Week 20 A Jan 30 - I will be away - analysis exercise
U of IL - Wx Course
Lyndon State Course
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3. Prep Questions Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19
(1) What role does the sun play in causing seasons and the weather?
(2) What is the composition of the air?
(3) What is the role of each component?
Week 17
(1) What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere?
(2) What is temperature?
(3) What is Ozone hole?
Week 18
(1) What factors influence the weather?
(2) What are the weather elements?
Week 19
(1) What are the factors that cause precipitation?
(2) What are the differences and common characteristics of a thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane and a nor'easter low pressure system?
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4. Current Weather Review 
Radar/Sat
US Radar
US Radar NWS
Goes Sat Page
US Sat IR
NRL Sat
US Sat Vis
NY VIS
Sfc Analysis NWS
Surface Plots
Surface 12 Hour Fcst
Surface 24 Hour Fcst
Surface 36 Hour Fcst
Surface 48 Hr Fcsts
Emergency
CURRENT SVR Wx RADAR
National Weather Situation Page  
Severe Weather Alert Link
Your Local Forecast
Local Fcsts
Rome NY 
 43.23°N 75.46°W 
Rome Griffiss Airfield
Lat:   Lon:   Elev: 504 ft Lat/Lon: 43.23°N 75.46°W   Elevation:482  
BGM Discussion 
Wx Maps
NAM
GFS
1. GFSx -Upper
2.GFSx-MRF- Precip
Long Range NWS Model
ECMWF
CPC
Datastreme
Climo
SYR CLIMO
CLIMO STAT CNY
ALB CLIMO
Other
NASA Solar Science
Solar-Sun Spot-Space-Wx
Sun & Moon Rise & Set Tables
Moon Phases
Your Sky Start Charts
Tides Maine
NOAA Space Wx
Forecast Central
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5. Air Masses, Fronts, Pressure Systems and Precip
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6. Air Masses
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7. Air Mass
Very large body of air---covers many 1000's of square kilometers
Similar temperature and moisture characteristics in any horizontal direction
Air masses originate in source regions, where air is relatively stagnant and air can acquire properties of source region.
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9. Combine Surface and Latitude letters for Types of Air Masses
continental arctic - cA or just A
continental polar - cP
maritime polar - mP
continental tropical - cT
maritime tropical - mT
maritime equatorial - mE or just E (not listed in Textbook)
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12. Four Primary Air Masses That Effect the U.S.
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14. Fronts
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15. Fronts and a Low Pressure System
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