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Second: the governing relations

Second: the governing relations

Point 2 of 10 — Lesson 3: Climate Elements, Air Pressure and WindsQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)

02 Second: the governing relations

  • Inverse relation between temperature and pressure: rise in temperature → air expands and its density falls → low pressure. Warm air rises and creates a low; cold air descends and creates a high.
  • Lapse rate with altitude: temperature falls 1 °C for every 150 m of rise above sea level — because the thickness of the atmosphere decreases. This explains snow on the peaks of equatorial mountains such as Mount Kenya.
  • Coriolis law: winds deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, because the Earth rotates on its axis from west to east. Sea currents deflect for the same reason.

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