EAS 202: Violent Weather

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Decks in this class (14)

Monitoring Weather
Depending on local topography wha...,
Which direction do surface winds ...,
How long does it take weather sys...
29  cards
Humidity, Saturation, and Stability: Part 1
What does the saturation vapor mi...,
What happens to the humidity and ...,
What happens to the density and r...
37  cards
Humidity, Saturation, and Stability: Part 2
What is overturning in the atmosp...,
When is the atmosphere unstable 2,
When is the atmosphere stable 3
20  cards
Clouds and Precipitation
What cloud develops as a conseque...,
Which cloud type would most likel...,
What cloud exhibits considerable ...
21  cards
Frontal Weather
What air mass has the highest air...,
Where is a source region for mari...,
What air mass has warm and humid ...
21  cards
Extratropical Cyclones
If the surface winds backs from n...,
If the surface winds veer from ea...,
Where are fog and drizzle most li...
14  cards
Fog Types
When does fog form 1,
How does advection fog form 2,
How does radiation fog form 3
11  cards
Blizzards, snow storms
What are the canadian weather ser...,
What are the blizzard warning cri...,
When are snowfall warnings issued 3
8  cards
Thunderstorms
What cloud type is a thunderstorm...,
What characterizes the mature sta...,
What cloud type is the anvil top ...
23  cards
Lightning Part 1
What cloud is a thunderstorm 1,
What electrical charge does the e...,
What is thunder the consequence of 3
23  cards
Lightning Part 2
Where is positive cloud to ground...,
Where is negative cloud to ground...,
When is a positive flash most lik...
19  cards
Flash Floods and Hail
What is a downburst 1,
What is a macroburst 2,
What is a miroburst 3
24  cards
Tornadoes
What is the most important force ...,
Why is the coriolis deflection ne...,
What are three characteristics of...
21  cards
Hurricanes
Historically what is the most des...,
What is the difference between a ...,
Sustained surface winds in a hurr...
36  cards

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