OTHER TOPICS -----> Intro./Maps Atmosphere Pressure/Wind Moisture
Storms Forecasting Climates and Change Optics

PRESSURE/WIND CHAPTERS -----> Pressure Local Wind Global Wind

Small Scale and Local Winds

I. SCALES AND TERMINOLOGY

A. Scales = time and distance

  1. Microscale
  2. Mesoscale
  3. Synoptic Scale
  4. Global Scale
B. Terminology
  1. atmospheric boundary layer (a.k.a. surface friction layer)
  2. prevailing wind: wind rose
  3. direction using compass heading
  4. windward vs. leeward
  5. onshore vs. offshore
  6. upslope vs. downslope
  7. eddy ... and another example
  8. wind shear: diagram... or ... cloud video
II. INSTRUMENTS

A. Standard

  1. Anemometer: propeller and cup styles
  2. wind vane / weather vane
B. Specialized
  1. weather balloons
  2. LIDAR (LIght Detection And Ranging)
  3. wind profiler
III. LOCAL WINDS

A. Larger Scale Local Winds

  1. monsoon
  2. sea and land breezes
  3. mountain / valley breeze
  4. katabatic (gravity) winds
  5. chinook (föehn) winds
  6. nor'easters
B. Smaller Scale Local Winds
  1. haboob... Arizona style (July 2011) (time-lapse)
  2. dust devils .... movie
  3. canyon winds
  4. wind and electrical power?

PRESSURE/WIND CHAPTERS -----> Pressure Local Wind Global Wind