Emma Areman
Professor Walker
Meteorology
10 December 2017
Overview / highlights of important topics and concepts in each chapter
Chapter 1- Introduction to the Atmosphere
Chapter One was an introduction to the atmosphere. There are four major spheres within the earth. There is the geosphere which is beneath the atmosphere and divided into three regions. The atmosphere is a gaseous envelope. Also, there is the hydrosphere which is always moving, it evaporates the ocean and precipitates on land before going back to the ocean. The hydrosphere takes up about 70% of the Earth’s surface. Next, the biosphere which is all the life on Earth. Chapter One also included the composition of the atmosphere which is 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. Obviously,
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Each chapter plays a role in the development of climates around the world. Temperature, air pressure, and winds all play their individual role in each location's own climate. Weather is our short-term while climate is long-term so these correspond with each other. Forecasting of these two is connected yet very different at the same time.
Chapter 2- Heating Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere : Chapter 3- Temperature : Chapter 1- Introduction to Atmosphere
Chapter 2 connects with temperature well. The sun’s rotation and revolution are the reasons for seasons which is also the reason for changes in temperature. In Chapter One we learned about the atmosphere specifically and without the atmosphere, there would be no changes in temperature. The energy that comes from solar radiation, as well as heat transfer, create energy which in turn creates temperature.
Chapter 3- Temperature : All
The temperatures around the world occur because of many reasons. Each chapter in this book connects to temperature in some way. Temperature is changed drastically because of winds and air pressure which was discussed in Chapter 6. It is also altered because of things like air masses or the circulation of the atmosphere. We learned about weather forecasting in Chapter 12 which involves the forecasting of temperatures. Precipitation can come with different temperatures as well as storms and