Lab 7
Air Masses, the Midlatitude Cyclone and Weather Maps _______________________________________________________ (From Applications and Investigations in Earth Science, Fifth Edition, Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis Tasa, and Kenneth G. Pinzke. Copyright © 2004 by Pearson Education Inc. Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Lecture Reference Material:
• Chapter 8 (Midlatitude Weather Systems)
Lab Objectives:
• Discuss the characteristics, movements and source regions of North American air masses
• Define and draw a profile of a typical warm front
• Define and draw a profile of a typical cold front
• Diagram and label all parts of an idealized, mature, midlatitude cyclone
• Interpret the data presented on a surface weather map
• Prepare and analyze a simple surface weather map using standard techniques
• Use a surface weather map to forecast the weather for a city
