Chapter 9, Part 2
Newton’s Laws
Forces that Influence
Wind
Pressure Gradient Force
Pressure Gradient
Coriolis Force
Direction of the Coriolis
Force
Dependence on Latitude
Dependence on Speed
Effect of Coriolis Force
on Wind
Straight-line Flow Aloft
Origin of Geostrophic
Winds
Wind Speed and Isobars
Isobar and Wind Pattern
Wind Flow around Highs
and Lows
Centripital Acceleration
Direction of Rotation
Comparison of Northern
and Southern Hemispheres (L)
Wind Direction at Upper
Levels
Wind Direction near the
Surface
Frictional Force
Relative Orientation of
Wind Direction and Pressure Gradient
Surface Friction and
Cyclones
Divergence and
Convergence
Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Summary