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    Air pressure is a measurement of the weight of air in the atmosphere. It is most commonly measured in millibars (mb) with high pressure above 1013mb and low pressure below. High pressure systems, also called anticyclones, are associated with sinking air and stable weather conditions while low pressure systems, or depressions, are associated with rising air and unsettled weather. Depressions that affect the UK usually form due to clashes between tropical maritime and polar air masses and then move eastward across the country.

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    Air pressure is a measurement of the weight of air in the atmosphere. It is most commonly measured in millibars (mb) with high pressure above 1013mb and low pressure below. High pressure systems, also called anticyclones, are associated with sinking air and stable weather conditions while low pressure systems, or depressions, are associated with rising air and unsettled weather. Depressions that affect the UK usually form due to clashes between tropical maritime and polar air masses and then move eastward across the country.

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    Air pressure is a measurement of the weight of air in the atmosphere. It is most commonly measured in millibars (mb) with high pressure above 1013mb and low pressure below. High pressure systems, also called anticyclones, are associated with sinking air and stable weather conditions while low pressure systems, or depressions, are associated with rising air and unsettled weather. Depressions that affect the UK usually form due to clashes between tropical maritime and polar air masses and then move eastward across the country.

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    AIR PRESSURE REVISION

    What is air pressure?

    Most common unit of measurement:

    LOW PRESSURE HIGH PRESSURE

    Draw a diagram:

    or
    Depression

    Warm Air

    Explanation: Explanation: When air is sinking downwards towards


    the Earth’s surface from above, this produces high
    pressure (usually above 1013mb).

    Alternative names:
    How are winds created? Alternative name: anticyclones.
    What is a pressure gradient?

    What does it mean if isobars are:

    a) close together General conditions associated with anticyclones:

    b) far apart

    HIGH PRESSURE – ANTICYCLONES

    Weather associated with anticyclones in the UK in Weather associated with anticyclones in the UK in
    SUMMER: WINTER:
    LOW PRESSURE – DEPRESSIONS

    What causes most depressions that affect the UK to form? (Link to air masses) Why do they move east?

    Typical weather conditions associated with depressions that affect the UK:

    Weather changes as a depression moves across the British Isles


    Behind the cold Cold front passes Middle of the Warm front passes Ahead of the warm
    front over warm sector over front

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