The Mid-Latitudes: Large-Scale Weather Systems (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Mid-latitudes: key characteristic
Mid-latitudes: key characteristic
Zone where tropical & polar air masses collide
Mid-latitude zone: latitude range
Mid-latitude zone: latitude range
30° to 60° latitude
Two primary mid-latitude atmospheric disturbances
Two primary mid-latitude atmospheric disturbances
Depressions (low-pressure) & anticyclones (high-pressure)
Alternative name for mid-latitude depressions
Alternative name for mid-latitude depressions
Extratropical cyclones
Where mid-latitude depressions form
Where mid-latitude depressions form
Along the polar front
Warm front characteristic
Warm front characteristic
Warm air advances over cold air
Cold front characteristic
Cold front characteristic
Cold air undercuts warm air
Direction of depression movement across mid-latitudes
Direction of depression movement across mid-latitudes
West to east
Storm Babet (2023) rainfall amount in 36 hours
Storm Babet (2023) rainfall amount in 36 hours
Over 90 millimetres
Mid-latitude anticyclones: pressure characteristic
Mid-latitude anticyclones: pressure characteristic
High-pressure weather systems
Air circulation direction in anticyclones (N. Hemisphere)
Air circulation direction in anticyclones (N. Hemisphere)
Clockwise
Azores High description
Azores High description
Semi-permanent anticyclone in North Atlantic
Sept 2023 omega system heatwave max temp in Ireland
Sept 2023 omega system heatwave max temp in Ireland
28 degrees Celsius
Weather brought by mid-latitude depressions to Ireland
Weather brought by mid-latitude depressions to Ireland
Rain, wind, storms, changeable conditions
Summer anticyclone weather in Ireland
Summer anticyclone weather in Ireland
Warm, sunny conditions with elevated temperatures