Weather and Climate

This workshop provides an introduction to how our atmosphere works day-to-day (weather) and over longer time periods (climate). Topics covered include the layers of Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric circulation cells and wind patterns, the Coriolis effect, climographs, El Nino, climate change (of course), and weather phenomena including cloud types, fronts, and extreme weather events.

Contributors

Jack Cheng

Jake Douglas

Jake is from Peterborough, Ontario, currently in his first year of Environmental Studies and Geography at the University of Victoria. His fascination in geography comes from his love of the outdoors and travel, and he is particularly passionate about what a greater understanding of the Earth can do to promote conservation and climate action. Jake's hobbies include skiing, ultimate frisbee, musical theatre and piano. He has taken part in levels 2 and 3 of the CanGeo Challenge, placing 2nd nationally in 2017 and representing Canada at iGeo 2019 in Hong Kong.

Malhaar Moharir

YouTube Playlist

Resources9

Workshop Series

NullSchool Weather Map ↗

Ventusky Weather Map ↗

Real-Time Isobar Maps ↗