GEO165 Winter/Spring 2011 Mini-Lessons

Lesson
Topic

Topic Description

Media
Format(s)

File Link

Types of
Precipitation

January '09 Ice/Snow
Storm 3D
Animation

Quicktime
Movie

The Coriolis
Effect

Simple Explanation
of the
Coriolis Effect

Quicktime
Movie

Anticyclones:
High Pressure

Simple Explanation
of the
Anticyclone

Quicktime
Movie

Cyclones:
Low Pressure

Simple Explanation
of the
Mid-Latitude Cyclone

Quicktime
Movie

The Polar Front
Jet Stream (PFJ)

Explanation
of the
PFJ

Quicktime
Movie

The PFJ
and the
Surface Low

The Relationship
between the PFJ
and formation of the
midlatitude low

Quicktime
Movie

Mini-Lesson
Global Winds

Power Point
Presentation
of the
General Circulation

PowerPoint (2.8 MB)

Whole Earth
Satellite Animation

Showing Global
Wind Belts
the ITCZ
and Westerlies

QuickTime (10 MB)

Indian Ocean
Monsoon System
Satellite Animation

Dry and Wet
Seasons over
Southern Asia

QuickTime (10 MB)

Earth's Radiation
Balance
Courtesy: U. of Oregon

Incoming Shortwave
and
Outgoing Longwave
Radiation

Flash
or
Animated .gif

Earth In Space

Earth's Orbit
Through
A Full Year

Flash
Embdded
in Web Page

Earth's Energy
Balance

Diagrams and
Text of
Energy Excess
and Deficit

Images
and Text
Web Page

HTML

Mini-Lesson
Thunderstorms 1

Overview of
Thunderstorms 1
Lecture
Courtesy: the
Ohio State

PDF

Mini-Lesson
Thunderstorms 2

Overview of
Thunderstorms 2

PDF

Mini-Lesson
Hurricanes

Overview of
Tropical Cyclones

PDF

Climate Change
Forcing Mechanisms

Listing of
Forcing Mechanisms
of Various Time Scales

PDF

Climate Feedback
Mechanisms

Listing of
Climate Change
Feedback Mechanisms

PDF

Thunderstorm
Mechanisms and
Processes

Thunderstorm
Graphics

PDF
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