| NATS 101-05 Lecture 14 Monsoons & Global Circulation |
| Supplemental References for TodayÕs Lecture |
| Monsoon |
| Monsoon |
| Monsoon |
| Slide 6 |
| Slide 7 |
| Asian Winter |
| Asian Summer |
| Monthly Average Rain Cherrapunji |
| Geography of Our Monsoon Region |
| January |
| July |
| Terrain |
| Yecora & Moctezuma PWV 2004 Monsoon Onset |
| Monthly Rainfall |
| Percentage of Annual Rainfall |
| July minus June Rainfall |
| Monsoon Evolution from Satellite |
| June-July 500 mb Flow |
| July 900 mb Flow |
| Diurnal Winds 450 m AGL |
| Summary |
| now Global
CirculationÉ. But first Review |
| Annual Energy Balance |
| Global Energy Budget |
| Global Circulation |
| Thermally Direct Circulation |
| Global Circulation |
| Consider Waterworld A Simple Model |
| Waterworld Single Equator to Pole Cell |
| Consider a Rotating Waterworld |
| Rotating Waterworld Prevailing Winds |
| Major Surface Pressure Zones |
| ITCZ |
| Jet Streams |
| Why Jet Streams in
Mid-Latitudes? Strong Thermal Contrast |
| Mid-Latitude Westerlies |
| Real World Circulation |
| Slide 40 |
| Slide 41 |
| Pacific High, Bermuda High |
| Pacific High, Bermuda High |
| Global Circulation - Precipitation |
| Global Circulation - Seasonal Precipitation |
| Summary |
| Next Lecture |