After reading Chapter 5, you should be able to:
- Define the concepts of air pressure and density, and portray the pattern of global pressure systems.
- Define wind, and describe how wind is measured, how wind direction is determined, and how winds are named.
- Explain the pressure gradient force, Coriolis force, and friction force; and describe the primary high- and low-pressure areas and principal winds.
- Understand the concept of wind chill and how it is measured.
- Describe the general circulation of the atmosphere.
- Explain several types of local winds: land-sea breezes, mountain-valley breezes, katabatic winds, and the regional monsoons.
