| NATS 101-05 Lecture 12 Curved Flow and Friction Local winds |
| Supplemental References for TodayÕs Lecture |
| Recall: Uniform Circular Motion Requires Acceleration/Force |
| Flow Around Curved Contours |
| Forces for Curved Flow |
| Gradient Wind Balance |
| Gradient Wind Balance |
| Divergence and Convergence |
| Divergence and Convergence |
| Vertical Motion |
| Slide 11 |
| Slide 12 |
| Slide 13 |
| Slide 14 |
| Now Add Friction near the surfaceÉ This changes the force balance |
| Force of Friction 1 |
| Force of Friction 2 |
| Force of Friction 3 |
| Force of Friction 4 |
| Force of Friction 5 |
| Flow at Surface Lows and Highs |
| Slide 22 |
| Friction Induced Vertical Motion |
| Summary |
| Atmospheric Scales of Motion |
| Review: Thermally Direct Circulation |
| Sea Breeze Development (Courtesy of Mohan Ramamurthy, WW2010) |
| Sea Breeze Development (Courtesy of Mohan Ramamurthy, WW2010) |
| Sea Breeze versus Land Breeze (Courtesy of Mohan Ramamurthy, WW2010) |
| Sea Breeze |
| Mountain-Valley Breeze |
| Phoenix-Tucson Diurnal Winds |
| Assignment for Next Lecture |