Cycles: Vertical Wind Patterns
For this project we had to create an info graphic describing the path of vertical wind patterns.
The vertical winds pattern go through atmospheric circulation. First, the air travels upwards through thunderstorms. Once the air reached tropopause, the warmer stratosphere forces and Coriolis force, cause the air to go northward. Then, the force causes the air to become bunched up, causing it to sink. Then, the air travels southward due to the outflow from the height, blowing the air towards the storm to repeat the cycle.
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
The earth’s atmosphere is primarily nitrogen, which makes up 78% of the earth’s atmosphere. Our atmosphere also contains oxygen, argon, and carbon, which makes up 21%, 0.9%, and 0.03% of the earths atmosphere, respectively.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/64-What-is-the-atmosphere-of-Earth-made-of-
The Hadley cell goes from the equator to 30 degrees latitude. From 30 degrees latitude, the Ferrel cell goes northward to 60 degrees latitude. Lastly, anything 60 degrees and above is where the polar cell began. This describes the cells within the northern hemisphere. The air within the cells is circulate up towards the the tropopause, which limits to going up to 10 km, because the warmth from stratosphere cause the air to start moving horizontally.
http://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_circulation
The sun warms parts of the atmosphere, causing the air to rise. Then, cold air from parts of the atmosphere that has received less sun takes it place. When you feel wind, you feel the cold air taking the place of the warm air. All of this is apart of atmospheric circulation, because soon the cold air will be heated and rise, and the warm will become colder and begin to sink back to the surface.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
The pressures in the atmosphere are caused by the amount of air molecules. Each molecule exerts pressure, so if their is a large amount of air molecules, there will be high wind pressure. The opposite is also true, so if their are a low amount of air molecules, the pressure in the atmosphere will be low. The temperature in the low temperature parts of the atmospheric cycle cause the air to become more high pressure, whilst the higher temperature areas causes temperature to become lower.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
http://geography.about.com/od/climate/a/highlowpressure.htm
The winds are only within the troposphere, because the atmospheric circulation can never flow above the tropopause. This happens because when the air reaches the tropopause, the warmth from the stratosphere, which is right above the tropopause, cause the air to begin moving horizontally. After that, the air Coriolis force causes the air to bunch up and fall towards the earth.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers_activity_print.html
http://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
There are three different wind cells: the Hadley cell, the polar cell, and the Ferrel cell. Each cell is an area where wind circulates and help bring energy and heat from the equator to the poles (the cells below the equator lead south, whilst the cells above lead north). Each cell circulates the air within it. The air that travels through the circulation carry heat and energy from the equator, which is how the cells help bring heat and energy to the poles.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
The earth’s atmosphere is primarily nitrogen, which makes up 78% of the earth’s atmosphere. Our atmosphere also contains oxygen, argon, and carbon, which makes up 21%, 0.9%, and 0.03% of the earths atmosphere, respectively.
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/64-What-is-the-atmosphere-of-Earth-made-of-
The Hadley cell goes from the equator to 30 degrees latitude. From 30 degrees latitude, the Ferrel cell goes northward to 60 degrees latitude. Lastly, anything 60 degrees and above is where the polar cell began. This describes the cells within the northern hemisphere. The air within the cells is circulate up towards the the tropopause, which limits to going up to 10 km, because the warmth from stratosphere cause the air to start moving horizontally.
http://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_circulation
The sun warms parts of the atmosphere, causing the air to rise. Then, cold air from parts of the atmosphere that has received less sun takes it place. When you feel wind, you feel the cold air taking the place of the warm air. All of this is apart of atmospheric circulation, because soon the cold air will be heated and rise, and the warm will become colder and begin to sink back to the surface.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
The pressures in the atmosphere are caused by the amount of air molecules. Each molecule exerts pressure, so if their is a large amount of air molecules, there will be high wind pressure. The opposite is also true, so if their are a low amount of air molecules, the pressure in the atmosphere will be low. The temperature in the low temperature parts of the atmospheric cycle cause the air to become more high pressure, whilst the higher temperature areas causes temperature to become lower.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
http://geography.about.com/od/climate/a/highlowpressure.htm
The winds are only within the troposphere, because the atmospheric circulation can never flow above the tropopause. This happens because when the air reaches the tropopause, the warmth from the stratosphere, which is right above the tropopause, cause the air to begin moving horizontally. After that, the air Coriolis force causes the air to bunch up and fall towards the earth.
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers_activity_print.html
http://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/troposphere-overview
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm
There are three different wind cells: the Hadley cell, the polar cell, and the Ferrel cell. Each cell is an area where wind circulates and help bring energy and heat from the equator to the poles (the cells below the equator lead south, whilst the cells above lead north). Each cell circulates the air within it. The air that travels through the circulation carry heat and energy from the equator, which is how the cells help bring heat and energy to the poles.
https://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.atmosphere_circulation
http://sparce.evac.ou.edu/q_and_a/air_circulation.htm