UTW AI Instructions for Students
AI Use for Photobook Project: Overview The image below contains instructions for how to complete your weekly Photobook posts. It’s very important that, if you use AI, you follow the precise AI instructions, which are encoded as alt text in the image and also pasted below. To use AI properly for this assignment, direct the Continue reading
Mapping Weather: Station Plots
This blog post explains the concept of station plots in meteorology, detailing how various weather data like temperature, pressure, wind, and cloud cover are visually represented on weather maps. It outlines the methodology for creating these plots and emphasizes their importance in tracking weather patterns, forecasting, and analyzing atmospheric conditions across different regions. Continue reading
Galileo to Guericke: Pioneers of Pressure
Note: Much of this post was generated by AI. Some portions were edited and small sections were written by the author. Setting the Stage In the 17th century, science was developing the foundation of theory, observation, and experiment that remains today. The Earth’s magnetic field was newly discovered. In astronomy, the Copernican revolution was underway Continue reading
Time Zone Conversions
Most meteorological observations are reported in Coordinated Universal Time. We live in reference to local time. As a result, it’s important to know how to convert between time zones. Continue reading
Five Minute Meteorology: Wind Basics
Winds are measured using nautical miles per hour, or knots, and require both speed and direction measurements. Wind vane (direction) and anemometer (speed) are commonly used devices. Symbols on maps and graphs represent wind speed and direction. Wind is one of the state variables. Continue reading
Five Minute Meteorology: Barometric Pressure Basics
Barometric pressure is probably larger than you realize. Standard sea level pressure is 14.7 pounds per square inch. So, if the surface area of the top of your head measures about 175 square inches (the size of an average human head), then you have 2572.5 pounds of air weighing down your head all the time! Continue reading
Five Minute Meteorology: Temperature Basics
Have you ever tried to cook food at high altitude? You may have needed to add salt to your boiling pot of water.. but why? Continue reading
Overview: Clouds and Moisture
Understanding clouds lends insight into basic principles of atmospheric behavior that govern many other atmospheric processes. Continue reading
Adiabatic Cooling and Cloud Formation: The Essentials
Clouds form by lifting or by evaporation and mixing. These processes cool the air to saturation, promoting cloud droplet growth. Continue reading
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