Across
- 3. a variable such as temperature or pressure that only has magnitude
- 4. a volume of air that has uniform distribution used in explanation of stability
- 7. The resistance of the atmosphere to an object in motion
- 8. A sudden increase in windspeed 16-22 or more knots lasting for at least two minutes
- 10. a deflective force resulting from earth's rotation
- 12. An area of high atmospheric pressure with circulation in a clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
- 13. departure of true altitude from pressure altitude
- 15. The average wind speed over a 1 or 2 minute period.
- 16. The rate of movement of the air
- 18. The upper branch of a thermal circulation
- 19. The direction from which the wind is blowing
- 21. force on a body in curvilinear motion
- 22. In remarks section of a METAR observation related to wind speed
- 23. Change of wind direction in a clockwise sense.
- 24. A variable that has magnitude and direction.
Down
- 1. the rate of change of speed and/or direction
- 2. The force that resists the relative motion of two bodies in contact
- 5. brief increase in wind
- 6. A costal breeze blowing from sea to land
- 9. The layer of the earth's atmosphere from the surface to about 2000 feet where friction influences are large
- 11. temperature differences over adjacent surfaces due to the dis-similar heat capacities of the surfaces.
- 14. The horizontal movement of air
- 17. An area of low atmospheric pressure that has a closed circulation
- 20. A vector quantity that describes the horizontal motion of air in terms of speed and direction