After reading Chapter 8, you should be able to:- Describe air masses that affect North America and relate their qualities to source regions.
- Identify four types of atmospheric lifting mechanisms,
and describe four principle examples.
- Analyze the pattern of orographic precipitation, and describe the link between this pattern and global topography.
- Describe the life cycle of a midlatitude cyclonic storm system, and relate this to its portrayal on weather maps.
- List the measurable elements that contribute to modern weather forecasting, and describe the technology and methods employed.
- Analyze various forms of violent weather and the
characteristics of each, and review several examples of each from the text.
