Chapter 8 Supplemental Slides

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Chapter 8 Supplemental Slides
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Upper-levels and Cyclogenesis
Upper-level convergence pushes down on the
surface, creating high pressure Upper-level
divergence allows air to rise from surface,
creating low pressure
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Life Cycle of Midlatitude Cyclone
Stationary Front Stage
Early Stage
Closing of open wave
Open-wave Stage
Occluded Stage
Dissolving Stage
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Midlatitude Cyclone Migration
Follows path of polar jet
Migration of a Midlatitude Cyclone
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Life Cycle of a Thunder-storm
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Cloud-to-Ground Lightning
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Formation of a Tornado
Wind Shear
Updrafts
Tornado in a supercell
Tornado Descends