Lab 6: Why Keep an Eye on the Barometer?

Spatial concepts:

graph

Students graph the relationship between air pressure and wind speed in 2005's Hurricane Katrina and for the entire 2005 hurricane season. From their analyses, they come up with an estimate of the minimum air pressure that is likely to result in hurricane-force winds of 65 knots or higher.

Resource URL:

http://serc.carleton.edu/earthlabs/hurricanes/6.html

Cataloged by:

Teach the Earth

Subject(s):

Hurricanes

Winds

Extreme weather

Air pressure

Geoscience

Resource type(s):

Dataset

Activity

Instructional Material

Ed level(s):

High School

Undergraduate (Lower Division)

Higher Education

Vocational/Professional Development Education

Audience(s):

Educator

Language(s):

English