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We’ll Weather the Weather Whatever the Weather Whether We Like It Or Not. Or Will We? The D-Day Invasion: June 6, 1944. Where to Invade?. http://www.bing.com/refference/semhtml/Nazi_Germany. Where to Invade?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
We’ll Weather the Weather Whatever the Weather
Whether We Like It Or Not
Or Will We?
The D-Day Invasion: June 6, 1944
Where to Invade?
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Assignment Overview: Role
You have been appointed
As a Meteorologist for the Allied Central Command.
Group Captain J. M StaggBritish Meteorologist
Assignment Overview: Responsibilities
You are charged with the job of advising General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, on the weather conditions in the European Theatre.
Your present responsibility is to be trained as a meteorologist and then assess the risk posed by the weather if an invasion of Europe is to be attempted.
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Phases of the Moon
• 8 distinct phases• New• Waxing Crescent• First Quarter• Waning Gibbous• Full• Waning Gibbous• Third Quarter• Waning Crescent
Pressure SystemsHigh Pressure
• rotate clockwise in Northern Hemisphere
• rotate counter clockwise in Southern Hemisphere
• dry air• clear skies• warm fronts• little, if any, precipitation
Low Pressure• rotate counterclockwise in the
Northern Hemisphere• rotate clockwise in the
Southern Hemisphere • cold fronts• storms
Winds
Strong Winds• associated with cold
fronts and high pressure gradients
Calm Winds• associated with areas
of high pressure and calm atmosphere (no fronts)
Visibility
• In meteorology, visibility is a measure of the distance at which an object or light can be clearly discerned.
• It is reported in meters or statute miles depending upon the country.
Working on D-Day Weather Chart
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Eisenhower Talking to Troops
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News Reports
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