Geography

Weather

Weather


B. M.
This flashcard set covers secondary school-level geography, focusing on atmospheric pressure systems and their effects on weather. It explores various pressure areas like high and low pressure, their characteristics, and how they influence wind patterns, cloud formation, and weather conditions across Europe. Students and educators will find this set useful for understanding the dynamics of weather systems, especially in regions like the UK, the Mediterranean, and the Alps, providing insights into seasonal weather variations and storm patterns.
Karten
12
Lernende
1
Sprache
Englisch
Kategorie
Geographie
Stufe
Mittelschule
Erstellt / Aktualisiert
05.01.2016 / 05.01.2016

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Nordföhn Eigenschaften

the dominant high pressure area over Great Britain will bring chilly and wet air to the continent and then to the low pressure area above Itlay, Ballkan

Hochdrucklage Eigenschaften

a wide-spreading high pressure area is above whole EU. Overall air is sinking down in high pressure areas, which will cause clouds to dissolve. The high pressure area is responsible for most storm fronts.

Westwind Eigenschaften

the high pressure area lies over south-spain, the low pressure area Great Britain. The low pressure area wander from the British islands to Scandinavia. The weather over west and middle EU changes often.

Südföhn Eigenschaften

the high pressure areas is sitting over northern Italy and the Balkan - leads to warm and moist air movement over the alps to the low pressure areas above western Europe.

Bise Eigenschaften

between the high pressure above england and the low pressure area above the mediterranean sea evolves a easterly wind. this wind carries dry and cold air towards Switzerland - leading to cold weather during winter and sunny stable weather in summer.

Flache Druckverteilung Eigenschaften 

this weather condition has no prevailing winds. In general, the atmospheric pressure is low. 

In summer the Earths surface can heat up - convectional clouds: can form strong thunderstorms

Westwind Tabelle

humid air is flowing from the altantic to Europe,

high pressure area over mediterranean sea, spain

low pressure area over UK, Scandinavia

horizontal advection

weather: humid air, rain, clouds, strong winds, thunderstorms

BIse Tabelle

high pressure over northern Europe

low pressure area over Mediterranean sea, spain

wind coming from north-east

in winter cold air

in summer warm air

horizontal advection

weather: cold and dry

Nordföhn (Staulage) Tabelle

high pressure area over UK, island

low pressure over eatern EU, baltic states

wind coming from North

horizontal advection 

weather. on northern side: cloudy, on southern side: sunny

 

Südföhn Tabelle

high pressure above Baltic States

low pressure above Benelux, France

wind coming from south

horizontal advection

 

weather: on northern side: sunny, on southern side: cloudy

Hochdrucklage

high pressure area above middle Europe

low pressure: -

wind : - 

vertical advection

weather: summer: nice weather

if no summer: storms possible

Gewitterlage (tiefdrucklage)

 

high pressure: -

low pressure above Europe

wind: -

vertical convection

weather: wind flashes storms

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