MTEOR 311 WEEK 12 SUPPORTING MATERIAL

Week 12 -Balanced Wind Approximations

Estimate the geostrophic wind at a few points on the current 300 mb map and see how it compares to the real wind. What factors might cause differences?

• Interactive exercise to see how forces create flow in the atmosphere (Univ. of Wisc.)
• Current 300 MB heights and winds