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12 Cards in this Set
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Convection cell
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The pattern of circulation that involves vertical and horizontal flow
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Convergence
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The act of moving together (ESRT)
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Coriolis effect
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The apparent curvature of the path of winds and ocean currents as they traveling distances over Earth's surface; caused by Earth's rotation
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Divergence
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The act of moving apart
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Doppler radar
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A device that uses reflected radio waves to measure wind speed and direction at a distance
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Isobar
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Isolines (q.v.) that connect locations with the same atmospheric pressure on a weather map
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Jet streams
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Wandering currents of air far above Earth's surface that influence the path of weather systems (ESRT)
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Land breezes
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Light breezes that blow from the land to the water; they usually develop at night as the air over the land becomes cooler than the air over the water
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Monsoons
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Seasonal changes in the direction of the prevailing winds, causing changes in temperature and rainfall
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Prevailing winds
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The most common wind direction and speed at a particular location and time of year (ESRT)
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Radar
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A method or device that uses reflected radio waves to locate or map distant objects or weather events; an acronym from RAdio Detection And Ranging
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Sea breezes
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Light winds that blow from the water to the land that usually develop in the late morning or afternoon when the land warms; they continue into the evening until the land cools
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