Table and Figure List        Chapter 8 - Atmospheric Motion:  Air Pressure and Winds
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SUBJECT TITLE
Forces Newton's Laws of Motion
Tangential and Centripetal Components of Acceleration
A Body Moving under the Influence of a Purely Centripetal Force
Forces on an Air Parcel
Archimedes' Principle
Pressure Microscopic Origin of Gas Pressure
A Mercury Barometer and the Macroscopic Origin of Air Pressure
Standard Pressure in Various Units
Motions Atmospheric Coriolis Force
Upper-Level Isobars and Constant-Height Lines
Geostrophic Wind
A Northern Upper-Level Air Parcel in Equilibrium
A Southern Upper-Level Air Parcel in Equilibrium
Isobars, Forces and Winds on the Surface
Circulation Patterns about Highs and Lows
General Characteristics of Upper-Level Charts
Wind Barbs
A 500-mb US Chart
Today's Upper-Level Isobaric (500-mb) Chart
Today's Surface (constant height for sea level) Map