GEOGRAPHY 101:

ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES
AND PATTERNS LAB

GTA: Anuska Narayanan

Email Office Hours: Wednesday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Offiice Location: Shelby 2021
anarayanan1@crimson.ua.edu
 Geography: Not just where
states are

Process: a series of actions,

WHAT ARE WE steps, or occurrences that
Atmospheric produce a result
DOING HERE? Pattern: elements repeated in an
organized manner

relationships between
How does our moisture, pressure,
energy, weather,
world work? climate, human
activity
 Each lab is worth 10% of your grade
No Extra
No Drop Labs
Credit
GY 101 LAB 101

Lab grade worth 25% of lecture

grade
IF YOU FAIL THE LAB, YOU FAIL GY 101 AS A WHOLE
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complete the lab for full credit.
• After 24 hours your lab will be considered late and you will only receive half credit.
• The final date for late assignment turn in is November 9 th 2020.
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 ODS STATEMENT

Disability Services Students who have a disability that

require accommodation(s) should make an appointment at
the start of the semester with the Office of Disability
Services (348-4285; TTY 348-3081) or visit 1000 Houser
Hall to register for services. You must also make an
appointment with your GTA to deliver an accommodations
letter from the Office of Disability Services and to discuss
your needs within the first two weeks of the semester.
 Lab 1

•National Weather Service and Climate data

•Temperature Scales and Conversions

 • The National Weather Service is a division
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) branch of
the Department of Commerce.
NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE
• The NWS maintains weather stations,
monitors weather and climate, provides
weather forecasts and warnings, and
conducts research (among MANY other
functions).
• http://www.noaa.gov/
• https://www.weather.gov/
 Temperature Scales

o Temperature is a measure of average kinetic

energy
o It is NOT the same as heat.

o 3 main temperature scales: Fahrenheit, Celsius,

and Kelvin.
o Fahrenheit (°F) used in the U.S. to describe
temperatures at which life exists.
o Celsius (°C) and Kelvin (K) used in much of
the rest of the world and in the sciences.
T F = 9 /5 T C + 3 2

TC = 5 /9 ( T F- 32 )
 COMPARING
TEMPERATURE SCALES

•A 1 degree change in Celsius equals a

•1.8 (or, 9/5) degree change in Fahrenheit.

•A 1 degree change in Fahrenheit equals a

•0.5556 (or, 5/9) degree change in Celsius.

•A 1 degree change in Celsius equals a

•1 degree change in Kelvin
 • Air pressure is the pressure exerted by the weight of air
above.

• Atmospheric pressure is commonly measured in

millibars (mb)

AIR PRESSURE • Average air pressure at sea level is 1013.2 mb, or about
1 kilogram per square centimeter.

• 1 mb = 0.014 pounds per square inch (psi)

• 1 psi = 703.1 kilograms per square meter

 • The heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a
given substance by a given amount (usually: 1 gram by 1
degree C or K)
• Written as (Cp) and measured as J/g°C or J/g°K
• Cp of water = 4.184 J/g°C

• Energy is measured in Joules (J, pronounced like jewels).

SPECIFIC HEAT • Q=mCp∆T
• Q= Heat energy
• m= mass (measured in g)
• Cp= specific heat
• ∆T= change in temperature
 How many Joules are required to
raise the temperature of 10 grams
of water from 10 degrees Celsius
to 15 degrees Celsius?
SPECIFIC HEAT
EXAMPLE
For Lab: there are 1 million
grams in 1 cubic meter.
 H O W M A N Y J O U L E S A R E R E Q U I R E D TO R A I S E T H E
T E M P E R AT U R E O F 1 0 G R A M S O F WAT E R F R O M 1 0
D E G R E E S C E L S I U S TO 1 5 D E G R E E S C E L S I U S ?

•  
• = Heat in Joules
• = Mass in grams (in this lab, 1 cubic meter of water= 1,000,000 grams (1,000,000 can be annotated
106)
• = Specific Heat Capacity (Cp of water = 4.184 J/g°C)
• = Change in temperature

• Q = (10 g) * (4.184 J/ g°C) * (10 °C – 5 °C)

• Q = 41.84 * 5
• Q = 209.2 joules
 I T TA K E S _ _ _ _ J O U L E S T O R A I S E T H E T E M P E R AT U R E O F A C U B I C M E T E R O F
WAT E R B Y 1 0 0 K .

•  
• = ???
• = 1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 grams (1,000,000 can be annotated 10 6)
• = (Cp of water = 4.184 J/g°C)
• = 100 K
• (1 K and 1 C have the same ratio in change in temperature. With Fahrenheit, you must
convert to Celsius)

• Q = 1,000,000 g * 4.184 J/g°C * 100 ° C

• Q = 418400000 Joules
• Q = 4.184 x 108 Joules
 Formulas for the Lab
SPECIFIC HEAT:
Cp of water = 4.184 J/g°C

Q=mCp∆T
Q= Heat energy
m= mass (measured in g)
Cp= specific heat
∆T= change in temperature

1 cubic meter of water= 1,000,000

grams (1,000,000 can be annotated 10 6)

AIR PRESSURE
There are 10,000
square centimeters 100 x100 =
1 mb = 0.014 pounds per square inch (psi)
in one square meter. 10,000 cm
100 cm

100 cm 1 psi = 703.1 kilograms per square meter