Milstone 3

You will create a draft PowerPoint presentation relative to the final project that incorporates what you have learned about general circulation since the last milestone, as well as aspects of the Storms section by introducing one of the four principal types of storms: midlatitude cyclones. Your submission should be detailed from an atmospheric science perspective but also contain elements relative to damage, death, and ecosystem impacts. Be sure to include detailed speaker’s notes and appropriate graphs, charts, figures, pictures, or other relevant media to support your ideas on the following topics: 

-Examine the general circulation of the (global) atmosphere (semi-permanent pressure cells, primary winds) and secondary circulations. 

-Describe the life cycle of midlatitude cyclones (including how and why the systems develop, move, mature, and dissipate) and the resulting weatherelements associated with them. 

-Summarize the severe weather elements of midlatitude cyclones, including critical factors relative to damage, deaths, human safety, and ecosystemimpacts. 

Guidelines for Submission: Your assignment must be submitted PowerPoint slides with any sources and references appropriately cited. 

General Circulation: Three-Cell Model: Analyzes how accurately the three-cell model represents observed motions, including the role of heat and friction, using relevant geoscience concepts to explain how and why the systems occur 

General Circulation: Semipermanent Pressure Cells: Describes the distribution and effects of semipermanent pressure cells using relevant geoscience concepts to explain how and why the systems occur, using relevant geoscience concepts to explain how and why the systems occur 

General Circulation: Wind and Pressure: Explains the distribution of wind and pressure in the upper troposphere, including the role of heat, friction, and pressure forces, using relevant geoscience concepts to explain how and why the systems occur 

General Circulation: Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions: Explains ocean–atmosphere interactions, including how thermal, friction, and pressure forces in the atmosphere affect ocean movement and how these forces in the ocean affect the atmosphere, using relevant geoscience concepts to explain how and why the interactions occur 

Storms: Life Cycle: Describes the life cycle of midlatitude cyclones and the weather that develops from these types of storms 

Storms: Severe Weather: Analyzes types of severe weather hazards associated with midlatitude cyclones, including threats present in each storm system and why, supporting answer using relevant atmospheric concepts and examples 

Storms: Causes: Explains primary causes of death and property destruction for midlatitude cyclones and why they occur, including the interrelationships between humans and environment 

Storms: Mitigate:  Discusses how people mitigate against midlatitude cyclones, including role of weather forecasting in the process 

Articulation of Response:  Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization