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We'll Weather The Weather Whatever The Weather Whether We Like It or Not

You have been appointed as a Meteorologist for the Allied Central Command and are tasked with advising General Dwight Eisenhower on weather conditions for a potential invasion of Europe. Your responsibilities include assessing the risks posed by factors like the moon phases, pressure systems, tides, winds, clouds and visibility to determine if an invasion could be attempted. You are to study these factors and create a weather chart to advise on the feasibility of launching the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.

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We'll Weather The Weather Whatever The Weather Whether We Like It or Not

You have been appointed as a Meteorologist for the Allied Central Command and are tasked with advising General Dwight Eisenhower on weather conditions for a potential invasion of Europe. Your responsibilities include assessing the risks posed by factors like the moon phases, pressure systems, tides, winds, clouds and visibility to determine if an invasion could be attempted. You are to study these factors and create a weather chart to advise on the feasibility of launching the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.

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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?

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Assignment Overview: Role

You have been appointed

As a Meteorologist
for the Allied Central Command.

Group Captain J. M Stagg


British 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.
Factors to Consider

• phases of the moon


• pressure systems
• tides
• winds
• clouds
• visibility
Phases of the Moon
• 8 distinct phases
• New
• Waxing Crescent
• First Quarter
• Waning Gibbous
• Full
• Waning Gibbous
• Third Quarter
• Waning Crescent

.
Pressure Systems
High Pressure Low Pressure
• rotate clockwise in Northern • rotate counterclockwise in the
Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
• rotate counter clockwise in • rotate clockwise in the
Southern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
• dry air • cold fronts
• clear skies • storms
• warm fronts
• little, if any, precipitation
Tides
Winds
Strong Winds Calm Winds
• associated with cold • associated with areas
fronts and high of high pressure and
pressure gradients calm atmosphere (no
fronts)
Clouds
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

http://www.metoffi
ce.gov.uk/corpora
te/pressoffice/anni
versary/dday.html
D-Day Weather Chart

http://www
.metoffice.
gov.uk/cor
porate/pre
ssoffice/an
niversary/
dday.html
Invasion Photo
http://lcweb
2.loc.gov/cg
i-
bin/query/i?
pp/ils:@fiel
d(NUMBER
+@band(cp
h+3c11201)
):displayTyp
e=1:m856s
d=cph:m85
6sf=3c1120

1,
Eisenhower Talking to Troops

http://memory.loc
.gov/cgi-
bin/query/i?amm
em/presp:@field(
NUMBER+@ban
d(cph+3a26521))
:displayType=1:
m856sd=cph:m8

56sf=3a26521
News Reports

http://www.loc.go
v/exhibits/treasur
es/images/vc68a.

1.jpg

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