Defining a Storm
Defining a Storm
• Severe Weather Event
• What instruments did
Anthony Guillory and
other researches used to
predict and study severe
weather events?
• Draw an example of what
you think is a severe
weather event.
• Include a caption
describing the drawing
• We will be adding to our
drawing so use about half
a page.
• UAV – uninhabited aerial
vehicle
26 January 2012
OBJECTIVE: Define a storm and other extreme weather events.
INTRO
•Check and Hand-in Missing Assignments
•Write Q&A in notebook:
• How would you define a storm, hurricane and tornado?
Defining a Storm
• “Trouble Brewing in the Earth’s Atmosphere”
• Questions:
– Describe Aerosonde.
– Why would scientists use Aerosonde to collect
weather data when they could use other
technology, such as an aircraft with crew, and
satellites?
Trouble Brewing
in the Earth’s
Atmosphere
Flipchart
Mission
Briefing
1 Video
Mission Briefing Video Guide
• How does energy get to
Earth from the Sun?
• How does air pressure
affect weather?
• How does heat move and
keep Earth warm?
• Why is it important to
gather weather
intelligence?
• Electromagnetic radiation
travels through space to
Earth
• Air moves from high to
low pressure creating
wind
• Energy transfer – energy
from Sun heats the
ground and air /
greenhouse keeps Earth
warm
• Anticipate the threat of
“monster” storms.
Defining a Storm
• Storm
• Atmosphere
• Hurricane
• Storm surge
• Violent weather event
• Mixture of gases that
surround a planet or
moon
• Large, severe storm that
develops over tropical
oceans and have strong
winds over 75mph
(120kph)
• Flood of seawater that a
hurricane drives ashore
Defining a Storm
• Thunderstorm
• Supercell
• Tornado
• Brief, heavy storm that
has rain, strong winds,
lightning and thunder
• A large powerful
thunderstorm that can
create tornadoes
• Destructive, rotating
column of air with very
high wind speeds and a
funnel-shaped cloud
that touches the ground
Defining a Storm
• Lightning
• Electrical discharge from
a thunderstorm cloud
• Hail
• Large chunk of ice created
in powerful
thunderstorms
• Blizzard
• Severe snowstorm with
strong winds and heavy
snow for over a period of
days
Defining a Storm
• Drought
• Floods
• Runoff
• Long period of belownormal rainfall
• Forms when it rains a lot
and the ground cannot
absorb anymore water
• Water that cannot be
absorbed by the ground
and collects in low,
shallow areas
Defining a Storm
• Heat wave
• A period of aboveaverage temperatures
Discussion
• What factors distinguish a storm from
ordinary weather?
• What does extreme mean when describing
weather conditions?
• Have you ever experienced extreme weather?
What were its effects?
• Review: What is a hurricane?
• Review: What is a storm surge?
Critical Thinking
• With your group, list 5
characteristics that all
“monster” storms have
in common?
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