Fall 2002 - Physical Geography Termlist #2

Thunderstorm                                                                Cyclones
Lightning                                                                        Cyclonic Precipitation
Thunder                                                                        Wave Cyclones
Air Pollution                                                                    Tornadoes
                                                                                       Easterly Waves
Atmospheric Pressure                                                    Tropical Cyclones
Barometer                                                                    Saffir-Simpson Scale
Wind                                                                            Storm Surge
Pressure Gradient Force                                                Hurricane Andrew
Isobars
Sea Breeze                                                                    Climate Definition
Coriolis Effect                                                                Low-Latitude Climates(4)
Wind Power                                                                  Mid-Latitude Climates(6)
Cyclones                                                                        High-Latitude Climates(3)
Anti-Cyclones                                                                Biogeography
Surface Winds on Ideal Earth                                          Life-form of Plants
    -ITC                                                                          Terrestrial Ecosystems
    -Subtropical Highs                                                    Biome
    -Trade Winds                                                            Forest Biome
    -Hadley Cell                                                               Savanna Biome
    -Westerlies                                                                Grassland Biome
Real World Global Circulation                                       Desert Biome
    -Azores High                                                                Tundra Biome
    -Hawaiian High
    -Aleutian Low
    -Icelandic Low
    -Antarctic Polar High
    -Monsoon
Geostrophic Wind
Upper-Level Pressure
Jet Streams (polar, subtropical)
Rossby Waves
Temperature Structure of Oceans
Thermocline
Ocean Currents
Gyres
Gulf Stream
California Current
Humboldt Current
Thermohaline Circulation
El Nino/La Nina

Air Masses
Source Regions
Cold Fronts
Warm Fronts
Occluded Fronts