As a pilot who flies a small plane near the Canada US border this was extremely helpful. This knowledge has improved my flight planning and improved my operating safety.
Studying Airline Pilot porgram in Europe and your videos explains meteo by far better than all instructors i have seen here ... Great Job Sir and Thank you...
Going through these lectures, every time I think to myself: "this particular subject has been covered in the books I've read, so I'm gonna just refresh the knowledge" And every time I learn something new!
This makes me appreciate meteorologists a lot more. It is so complex, even with a great tutor like you, and requires a lot of thinking outside of class to really understand it. As much as it is complex it is a beautiful science.
Our professor for Meteorology 1 explained us all of this through mathematical derivations, never showing us even a single illustration. Consequently I don't think anybody in my class really understood what the polar front and Rossby waves really are, even though you manage to explain it very clearly in 10 minutes using earth nullschool. I can't even tell you how helpful your videos are for me. I'm trying to hone my skills as a meteorologist, but it's very difficult to find people who understand the atmosphere AND who are good teachers at the same time, because our field is just that small.
That *does* sound valuable, but it's the sort of thing that would only benefit a certain sort of person, and would benefit them most after this sort of visual teaching has already taken place.
@@lilyhayden5732 Hey, thanks for bringing me back to this comment of mine, I completely forgot I wrote it, it's interesting to see my earlier opinions on things. You're completely right, it was out of place in the curriculum, visual explanations came later.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:03 *🌦️ Introduction to Air Masses and Weather Formation* - Different methods of cloud and precipitation formation, - Introduction to the concept of air masses and their characteristics, - Explanation of maritime and continental air masses. 02:18 *🌡️ Surface and Upper Atmosphere Temperature Differences* - Contrast in temperature between continents and oceans in different seasons, - The concept of heat capacity and its impact on ocean temperatures, - Introduction to the polar front and its significance in weather patterns. 06:12 *🌀 Introduction to the Polar Front and Weather Dynamics* - Explanation of the polar front and Rozby waves, - Dynamics of cold and warm air masses interaction, - Introduction to the concept of mid-latitude cyclones. 11:43 *🌬️ Warm and Cold Fronts Formation and Effects* - The process of warm air invading cold air and vice versa, - Description of different types of clouds associated with warm and cold fronts, - Explanation of precipitation patterns and front movement. 26:04 *🌀 Mid-Latitude Cyclone Development and Lifecycle* - Stages of mid-latitude cyclone formation, - The concept of occluded fronts and their impact on storm intensity, - The lifecycle of a mid-latitude cyclone from formation to dissipation. 33:23 *🌧️ Experiencing a Mid-Latitude Cyclone* - Detailed walkthrough of experiencing a mid-latitude cyclone, - Sequence of weather changes as a cyclone approaches and passes, - Impact on local weather conditions including temperature, precipitation, and air pressure changes. 39:22 *☔ Transition from Warm Front to Cold Front Passage* - Describes the aftermath of a warm front's passage and the lead-up to the cold front, - The calm and potentially clear weather experienced after a warm front passes, - The gradual increase in barometric pressure indicating the approaching cold front. 41:35 *🌧️ Arrival of the Cold Front and Its Effects* - Impact of the cold front on weather, including temperature drop and precipitation changes, - The introduction of scattered showers or snow flurries following the cold front, - Explanation of the continued precipitation patterns as the storm moves past. 45:03 *❄️ Mid-Latitude Cyclone Impact Variations by Geography* - Discussion on how mid-latitude cyclones affect different regions, - The concept of the Norwegian model of mid-latitude cyclones, - Explanation of why areas like New Mexico experience less of the cyclone's effects. 47:55 *🌍 Satellite Imagery and Observations of Mid-Latitude Cyclones* - Use of NASA worldview to illustrate mid-latitude cyclones, - Characteristics and identification of mid-latitude cyclones in satellite images, - Visual explanation of the structure and movement of cyclones via satellite imagery. 53:06 *🌀 Advanced Concepts and Comparisons of Mid-Latitude Cyclones* - Detailed look at precipitation patterns of mid-latitude cyclones, - Comparison between mid-latitude cyclones and hurricanes, - The structure and impacts of hurricanes, including eye clarity and surge effects. Made with HARPA AI
Just Wow! This video answered all my doubts regarding mid latitude cyclones. This vid has so less views about this topic because it’s lengthier but people will watch so many other videos of short durations and end up wasting more than 1 hour with having more confusion and doubts. This video right here is gold. Thankyou so much Sir!
I really love watching your series. The structuring is pretty great and I think the examples, websites and your sketches contribute to your explanations well. That makes it really easy to follow you. Good job! I am excited what the rest of the episodes is all about and no matter what it is I hope you will continue teaching ^^ I honestly look at the clouds totally different now, knowing what they're telling me. So, keep up your good work!
11:36 This is pretty much what happens when the cold Polar Cell easterlies meet the warm Ferrel Cell westerlies to make the low pressure convection that is the "wall" of the norther part of the Ferrel Cell and southern part of the Polar Cell. 🤔 Now think about what happens to that cold southward easterly when it loses density because polar ice melts and the arctic warms up. And the Polar Front gradient smooths out mire evenly because the artic is warming. It doesn't seem good.
Awesome lecture Mr. Strong! Really enjoying this series you put together. I particularly enjoy how much time you take on these simpler subjects and explain them in multiple ways. I always benefit from having different perspectives on individual subjects.
1. Thank you for letting us get further acquainted with the precious cat. 2. You should’ve seen my face when you called out to your new mexico fellows about how unreal it sounds to have 24 h rain. My Swedish self had to re-evaluate how the world works 😂
Has anyone ever calculated the perimeter, area, and even volume at each layer of the measured parts of the atmosphere for the polar front and vortex over time for a climatological graph? Yet another metric to track the changing climate. Average and median temperature for the large-scale air masses should be calculated as well as dew point averages as well. Counting and measuring the Rossby waves, their speeds, their frequencies and amplitudes over time, and reference every layer from the surface to the top. I feel like just measuring the area, intensity (temperature and dew points and pressures) as well as perimeter, waves and their features, then we would have a better grasp of the AO and AAO as well as the influences on climate and forcings in reverse. I just have never come across any area measurements of the polar front and polar air mass.
Heck, the ratio of the AO to the AAO would be an important feature. The differences over time would lead to an intensity differential over the entire earth like a voltage potential in electronics that would likely be yet another influence on the massively complex system of global climate. Like tracking each metric over time compared to their cyclical averages for AO area over AAO area, AO perimeter / AAO perimeter, AO mean temperature/dew point/pressure over AAO, AO Rossby wave count over AAO, and then calculating all this to see the anomalous conditions and look for yet more patterns. Maybe this is already performed as it seems rather logical, but I just haven’t seen the information.
I also have yet to see someone use AI to train on all this data to see if AI can generate better predictions further into the future in an attempt to minimize the chaos theory aspects of the unpredictability. Use AI in image prediction, but then much more detailed multivariate multidimensional (3 spatial, 1 temporal, temperature, dew point, pressure, winds, clouds, surface (ice, snow, land, water), and per each layer) version of AI neural network training and analysis.
I would say the world map you show at the beginning, has the lattitudes of the parallels impropely displayed. 30º N parallel passes through Morocco and Texas actually. 60º N parallel should be below the arctic circle, which passes thorugh Alaska and Scandinavian peninsula. Besides that, thank you very much for posting
Yes this map looks to be made with a Winkel Tripel projection, where the latitude lines should be curved, not straight. But it is common with this projection that the latitude lines are drawn straight anyway, so you get a lot of distortion in different areas.
Hi Mel, brilliant videos for understanding the weather, nearly watched them all. Was wondering though if you could do a small video talking about what the winds do, ie backing and veering when you go through the fronts. I know winds 'veer' for warm front and 'Back' on the cold but could explain it visually how it works please.
Hi, I'm so enjoying your videos!! Thank you so much! Just a question or two. Does a hurricane ever form south of the equator and then cross the equator and go north spinning the opposite way?? Also, if there is sinking air in the center of the hurricane, why is that the center of the low pressure??
Jet streams flow along the path where the temperature gradient is the greatest. So a polar jet follows the polar front. In reality, jets are discontinuous and split up according to the locations of air masses. But in general the location of the polar jet is along the polar front.
The polar jet runs parallel to the polar front. Or in other words, the location of the polar front causes a strong band of wind along that boundary that we call the polar jet; as the polar front moves, the polar jet moves with it.
@@MelStrong Can the Subtropical Jetstream reach Canada? I already know Vice Versa can happen (Polar Jetstream touching the Gulf Coast). Apologize if I'm asking too many questions, as I'm going to study Meteorology, and Atmospheric Science after highschool.
The sites you linked earth nulschool net is really great. Sigh g**gle hides very useful site after all this time everytime i search multifunction wather radar
As a pilot who flies a small plane near the Canada US border this was extremely helpful. This knowledge has improved my flight planning and improved my operating safety.
Studying Airline Pilot porgram in Europe and your videos explains meteo by far better than all instructors i have seen here ... Great Job Sir and Thank you...
Going through these lectures, every time I think to myself: "this particular subject has been covered in the books I've read, so I'm gonna just refresh the knowledge"
And every time I learn something new!
This makes me appreciate meteorologists a lot more. It is so complex, even with a great tutor like you, and requires a lot of thinking outside of class to really understand it. As much as it is complex it is a beautiful science.
I have watched many of your videos and they are all fantastic. Thank you for the careful explanations. After I listen to you, they become intuitive!
Our professor for Meteorology 1 explained us all of this through mathematical derivations, never showing us even a single illustration. Consequently I don't think anybody in my class really understood what the polar front and Rossby waves really are, even though you manage to explain it very clearly in 10 minutes using earth nullschool. I can't even tell you how helpful your videos are for me. I'm trying to hone my skills as a meteorologist, but it's very difficult to find people who understand the atmosphere AND who are good teachers at the same time, because our field is just that small.
That *does* sound valuable, but it's the sort of thing that would only benefit a certain sort of person, and would benefit them most after this sort of visual teaching has already taken place.
@@lilyhayden5732 Hey, thanks for bringing me back to this comment of mine, I completely forgot I wrote it, it's interesting to see my earlier opinions on things. You're completely right, it was out of place in the curriculum, visual explanations came later.
Thanks for making us all a little bit smarter.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:03 *🌦️ Introduction to Air Masses and Weather Formation*
- Different methods of cloud and precipitation formation,
- Introduction to the concept of air masses and their characteristics,
- Explanation of maritime and continental air masses.
02:18 *🌡️ Surface and Upper Atmosphere Temperature Differences*
- Contrast in temperature between continents and oceans in different seasons,
- The concept of heat capacity and its impact on ocean temperatures,
- Introduction to the polar front and its significance in weather patterns.
06:12 *🌀 Introduction to the Polar Front and Weather Dynamics*
- Explanation of the polar front and Rozby waves,
- Dynamics of cold and warm air masses interaction,
- Introduction to the concept of mid-latitude cyclones.
11:43 *🌬️ Warm and Cold Fronts Formation and Effects*
- The process of warm air invading cold air and vice versa,
- Description of different types of clouds associated with warm and cold fronts,
- Explanation of precipitation patterns and front movement.
26:04 *🌀 Mid-Latitude Cyclone Development and Lifecycle*
- Stages of mid-latitude cyclone formation,
- The concept of occluded fronts and their impact on storm intensity,
- The lifecycle of a mid-latitude cyclone from formation to dissipation.
33:23 *🌧️ Experiencing a Mid-Latitude Cyclone*
- Detailed walkthrough of experiencing a mid-latitude cyclone,
- Sequence of weather changes as a cyclone approaches and passes,
- Impact on local weather conditions including temperature, precipitation, and air pressure changes.
39:22 *☔ Transition from Warm Front to Cold Front Passage*
- Describes the aftermath of a warm front's passage and the lead-up to the cold front,
- The calm and potentially clear weather experienced after a warm front passes,
- The gradual increase in barometric pressure indicating the approaching cold front.
41:35 *🌧️ Arrival of the Cold Front and Its Effects*
- Impact of the cold front on weather, including temperature drop and precipitation changes,
- The introduction of scattered showers or snow flurries following the cold front,
- Explanation of the continued precipitation patterns as the storm moves past.
45:03 *❄️ Mid-Latitude Cyclone Impact Variations by Geography*
- Discussion on how mid-latitude cyclones affect different regions,
- The concept of the Norwegian model of mid-latitude cyclones,
- Explanation of why areas like New Mexico experience less of the cyclone's effects.
47:55 *🌍 Satellite Imagery and Observations of Mid-Latitude Cyclones*
- Use of NASA worldview to illustrate mid-latitude cyclones,
- Characteristics and identification of mid-latitude cyclones in satellite images,
- Visual explanation of the structure and movement of cyclones via satellite imagery.
53:06 *🌀 Advanced Concepts and Comparisons of Mid-Latitude Cyclones*
- Detailed look at precipitation patterns of mid-latitude cyclones,
- Comparison between mid-latitude cyclones and hurricanes,
- The structure and impacts of hurricanes, including eye clarity and surge effects.
Made with HARPA AI
Just Wow! This video answered all my doubts regarding mid latitude cyclones.
This vid has so less views about this topic because it’s lengthier but people will watch so many other videos of short durations and end up wasting more than 1 hour with having more confusion and doubts.
This video right here is gold.
Thankyou so much Sir!
Thanks...
I really love watching your series. The structuring is pretty great and I think the examples, websites and your sketches contribute to your explanations well. That makes it really easy to follow you. Good job! I am excited what the rest of the episodes is all about and no matter what it is I hope you will continue teaching ^^ I honestly look at the clouds totally different now, knowing what they're telling me. So, keep up your good work!
Hey thanks a lot!
11:36
This is pretty much what happens when the cold Polar Cell easterlies meet the warm Ferrel Cell westerlies to make the low pressure convection that is the "wall" of the norther part of the Ferrel Cell and southern part of the Polar Cell.
🤔 Now think about what happens to that cold southward easterly when it loses density because polar ice melts and the arctic warms up. And the Polar Front gradient smooths out mire evenly because the artic is warming. It doesn't seem good.
Awesome lecture Mr. Strong! Really enjoying this series you put together. I particularly enjoy how much time you take on these simpler subjects and explain them in multiple ways. I always benefit from having different perspectives on individual subjects.
The best lectures on this topic!
All these lectures are excellent, very well done, thanks a lot!
You make the mechanics of weather clearly understandable. Many thanks
this is the sweet nectar of life
You are the best Mel!! I am taking Marine Meteorology and your lectures are helping me understand the big picture. Thank you!!! Love the cats :)
Extraordinary video! It definitely deserves much more views!
Thanks - hope it was helpful
Such a great explanation of a complicated topic. Thanks, Mel.
1. Thank you for letting us get further acquainted with the precious cat.
2. You should’ve seen my face when you called out to your new mexico fellows about how unreal it sounds to have 24 h rain. My Swedish self had to re-evaluate how the world works 😂
This was SOOO SOOO great. I'm so glad i found this channel.
Very good ("nice".). Clear and to the point. (zero fluff.).
Awesome!
Thanks for the brilliant lecture. I really enjoyed it.
Neatly explained!
Thank you for detailed explanations. It is really hard to catch something about fronts. But now all the settled for me.
i really love these lectures! they help me literally a lot!!!
Great lecture, very interesting 🙂
Has anyone ever calculated the perimeter, area, and even volume at each layer of the measured parts of the atmosphere for the polar front and vortex over time for a climatological graph? Yet another metric to track the changing climate.
Average and median temperature for the large-scale air masses should be calculated as well as dew point averages as well.
Counting and measuring the Rossby waves, their speeds, their frequencies and amplitudes over time, and reference every layer from the surface to the top.
I feel like just measuring the area, intensity (temperature and dew points and pressures) as well as perimeter, waves and their features, then we would have a better grasp of the AO and AAO as well as the influences on climate and forcings in reverse.
I just have never come across any area measurements of the polar front and polar air mass.
Heck, the ratio of the AO to the AAO would be an important feature. The differences over time would lead to an intensity differential over the entire earth like a voltage potential in electronics that would likely be yet another influence on the massively complex system of global climate.
Like tracking each metric over time compared to their cyclical averages for AO area over AAO area, AO perimeter / AAO perimeter, AO mean temperature/dew point/pressure over AAO, AO Rossby wave count over AAO, and then calculating all this to see the anomalous conditions and look for yet more patterns.
Maybe this is already performed as it seems rather logical, but I just haven’t seen the information.
I also have yet to see someone use AI to train on all this data to see if AI can generate better predictions further into the future in an attempt to minimize the chaos theory aspects of the unpredictability.
Use AI in image prediction, but then much more detailed multivariate multidimensional (3 spatial, 1 temporal, temperature, dew point, pressure, winds, clouds, surface (ice, snow, land, water), and per each layer) version of AI neural network training and analysis.
that a great video for all people interest in Meteorology. also, your cat is do lovely.. haha..
great stuff thanks so much for putting it up
Gray cat this time love it
I would say the world map you show at the beginning, has the lattitudes of the parallels impropely displayed. 30º N parallel passes through Morocco and Texas actually. 60º N parallel should be below the arctic circle, which passes thorugh Alaska and Scandinavian peninsula. Besides that, thank you very much for posting
Yes this map looks to be made with a Winkel Tripel projection, where the latitude lines should be curved, not straight. But it is common with this projection that the latitude lines are drawn straight anyway, so you get a lot of distortion in different areas.
Hi Mel, brilliant videos for understanding the weather, nearly watched them all. Was wondering though if you could do a small video talking about what the winds do, ie backing and veering when you go through the fronts. I know winds 'veer' for warm front and 'Back' on the cold but could explain it visually how it works please.
I agree. I’ve always wondered too.
Hi, I'm so enjoying your videos!! Thank you so much! Just a question or two. Does a hurricane ever form south of the equator and then cross the equator and go north spinning the opposite way?? Also, if there is sinking air in the center of the hurricane, why is that the center of the low pressure??
45:58 bro how diid you draw such a perfect circle
Excellent Excellent Excellent
very informative
Thank you - hope you got something out of it.
Is it possible to get warmefront on equator area Mr Strong?
Hi sir. How can I access these models to use in my classroom?
Hi Prof. Strong, thanks for your lecture. I like your lecture. One question: Are polar front and polar jet stream same thing ?
Jet streams flow along the path where the temperature gradient is the greatest. So a polar jet follows the polar front. In reality, jets are discontinuous and split up according to the locations of air masses. But in general the location of the polar jet is along the polar front.
Hi Mel, do you give lessons for local people?
👍
I'm from Minnesota and this is happening right now.
something on mediterranean sea?
I would love to visit your website, but both Chrome and Edge say it not safe, and will not take med there. Because it is not an https I assume
Ok thanks for letting me know. I'll try to fix it.
Keep comming please
I'd like to add on to it, could the Polar front also be known as the Polar jet stream?
The polar jet runs parallel to the polar front. Or in other words, the location of the polar front causes a strong band of wind along that boundary that we call the polar jet; as the polar front moves, the polar jet moves with it.
@@MelStrong Can the Subtropical Jetstream reach Canada? I already know Vice Versa can happen (Polar Jetstream touching the Gulf Coast). Apologize if I'm asking too many questions, as I'm going to study Meteorology, and Atmospheric Science after highschool.
How much do you think Mel's cat weighs?
He was about 16 pounds when I recorded these.
@@MelStrong I sincerely appreciate your videos and enjoy your cats.
❤️🔥
H😂,, 24 hrs? Try months in the PNW.😂
The sites you linked earth nulschool net is really great. Sigh g**gle hides very useful site after all this time everytime i search multifunction wather radar
Have you tried Duck Duck Go or another search engine? Did they do the same thing g**gle did?