We’ll Weather the Weather Whatever the Weather

Whether We Like It Or Not

We’ll Weather the Weather Whatever the Weather

Whether We Like It Or Not

Or Will We?

The D-Day Invasion: June 6, 1944

Or Will We?

The D-Day Invasion: June 6, 1944

Where to Invade?Where to Invade?

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Where to Invade?Where to Invade?

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Assignment Overview: RoleAssignment Overview: Role

You have been appointed

As a Meteorologist for the Allied Central Command.

You have been appointed

As a Meteorologist for the Allied Central Command.

Group Captain J. M StaggBritish Meteorologist

Assignment Overview: Responsibilities

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.

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.

Factors to ConsiderFactors to Consider

•phases of the moon

•pressure systems

• tides

•winds

•clouds

•visibility

•phases of the moon

•pressure systems

• tides

•winds

•clouds

•visibility

..

Phases of the MoonPhases of the Moon

• 8 distinct phases• New

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Full

• Waning Gibbous

• Third Quarter

• Waning Crescent

Pressure SystemsPressure Systems

High 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

TidesTides

WindsWinds

Strong Winds

• associated with cold fronts and high pressure gradients

Calm Winds

• associated with areas of high pressure and calm atmosphere (no fronts)

CloudsClouds

VisibilityVisibility

• 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 ChartWorking on D-Day Weather Chart

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D-Day Weather ChartD-Day Weather Chart

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Invasion PhotoInvasion Photo

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Eisenhower Talking to TroopsEisenhower Talking to Troops

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News ReportsNews Reports

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