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those living within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area are part of a larger megalopolitan known as the

Arizona Sun Corridor

Does water vapor, aerosols, nitrogen or all have the greatest atmospheric Residence Time

Nitrogen

between nitrogen, argon, hydrogen or ozone, which is NOT an example of a permanent gas?

Ozone

urban areas typically have a greater fraction of impermeable than permeable surfaces

Truuuuu

you are walking down mill and asked if the climate is changing the most appropriate answer you can provide is

a clear answer must be referenced to a temporal scale

the residence times of tropospheric aerosols is what

a few weeks/months

tree rings are

a method used to determine the past climates that depends on width of tree trunks via growth of concentric rings

the atmosphere

a mixture of gas molecules, small suspended particles of solid an liquid, and falling precipitation

which of the following is NOT utilized to investigate paleoclimates? oceanic deposits, ice cores, remnant landforms,

all are utilized

radiation convection conduction

all options of energy transfer processes

What are aerosols

any solid and/or liquid particle, other than cloud droplets, which exist in the atmosphere

largest earth-sun distance during our planets revolution about the sun

aphelion

larger megalopolitan area

arizona sun corridor

sea surface temperatures in the north atlantic tend to move through warm periods followed by cold periods, in a 60-70 year cycle known as the amp the AMO stands for what

atlantic multidecadal oscillation

solar radiation receipt at the surface is dependent of the solar angle. Higher solar angles reduce WHAT which leads to warming, whereas lower angles lead to a less focused area of radiation and cause less intense warming

beam spreading

which of the following greenhouse gases has not exhibited an increase in concentration during the previous 100-150

carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane --ALL have exhibited an increase

Vertical zonation refers to a change in climatic conditions because of

changes in height

NCDC

climatological library and research center for the U.S

provided that the AMO ermines in its positive polarity for one to two additional decades, WHAT and WHAT weather conditions in winter should be favored over Europe and the eastern us.

cold and snowy

IPCC

conducts an independent assessment of the scientific literature to determine the relative contribution of human induced climate change.

What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

conducts an independent assessment of the scientific literature to determine the relative contribution of human induced climate change.

The google earth engine is a spatial analysis tool that

enables geospatial processing of climate and related datasets that enables rapid quantification of earth system trends

30-year-period

false

climatologists have developed a precise physical justification for the definition of climate as a 30 year period

false

during the previous 30-50 years, the data indicates significant trends in precipitation trends due to emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases

false

evaluating the impact of anthropogenic climate change by focusing exclusively on emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases is the most precise method scientists can utilize to ascertain the total of humans on the climate system

false

lets assume a major nor'easter devastates eastern seaboard with high winds, beach erosion, and high snowfall amounts. This event was the result of anthropogenic climate change

false

Currently, although several cities have plans to deploy them, thee are no green roofs across major metro/megapolitan areas in the United States

falseeee

what is a description of a process in which changes in one variable lead to changes in another

feedback mechanisms

what is true about historical climate change?

temperatures have increased greenhouse gas concentrations have followed and amplified initial temperature perturbation

extra credit question on test 3

temporal extent of the ice age

the atmosphere is a mixture of gas molecules, small suspended particles of solid and liquid and falling precipitation

truuuuu

the ice-albedo feedback can be regarded as a positive or negative feedback depending on the geographical location

truuuuuuuuu

the Maunder Minimum is a reference to a period of time (1600) that observed few sunspots and lowered solar activity

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although the density of the atmosphere decreases rapidly with height, the top of the atmosphere is ....

undefined

the VIS portion of the of the electromagnetic spectrum consists of wavelengths between what

0.4-0.7um

Polar Climates are those in which the mean temperature of the warmest month is below what

10 degrees C

polar climates et, ef, are those in which the mean temperature of the warmest month is below

10 degrees C

at what wavelength do scientists distinguish shortwave from long wave radiation

4um

What is the noontime sun angle for Phoenix during either of the equinoxes? assume Phoenix latitude is 33.5

56.5

noontime sun angle for phoenix during the summer solstice. assume the latitude of phoenix is 33.5 degrees N

69.5

assume you are in montreal at a latitude of 44 degrees N. What is the noontime sun angle at this location on June 21st summer solstice? Solar declination is 23.5

69.6

assume you are in montreal at a latitude of 44 degress north what is the noontime sun angle at this location on june 21 summer solstice recall the solar declination is 23.5

90

The letter designation that best characteristics the climate according to the koeppen classification system for Singapore is

A

Barrow, Alaska has what Koeppen classification system

E

What are the most widely measured atmospheric parameters?

temperature and precipitation

What letter does A represent in the Koeppen climate classification system

Tropical

A minimal annual temperature variabliiliy is associated with what type of Koeppen Climate classification?

Tropical wet

what law expresses the idea that the higher the TEMPERATURE of an object, the smaller its WAVELENGTH of maximum radiation emission

Wien's law

The changing number of observing stations over time is one of the key concerns

Yes

the sky view factor can be described as a

dimensionless parameter representing the fraction of visible sky at a reference location relative to one with no obstructions

the surface energy balance equation has several components what does L *down arrow* refer to

downwelling longwave radiation

the surface energy balance equation has several components what does S *down arrow* refer to?

downwelling shortwave radiation

Yeahs of Living Dangerously is a documentary that chronicles the onset of multiple conflicts rooted in climate change.

drought in california

There are many dimensions to climate change beyond global temperature increases

truuuuu

changes in atmospheric aerosols affect the amount of solar energy that can reach the earths surface. In the climatological community this phenomenon is known as what

global dimming

Weins law

higher the temperature of an object the smaller its wavelength of maximum radiation emission

IPCC is

intergovernmental panel on climate change

feedback processes within the climate system are the result of what

intrinsic variability of the system

The surface energy budgets of urban areas will differ relative to rural/undeveloped surroundings because of differences in what

land cover and surface characteristics, level of human activity

Climatology

long term study of the atmosphere and the processes that cause what we refer to as climate.

According to the Koeppen Classification System, Seattle falls within with of the following climate designations

marine west coast

The Koeppen climate classification system is based on what as an indicator average temperature and precipitation

natural vegetation

koeppen

natural vegetation

most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

nitrogen

the most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

nitrogen

during the previous 30-50 years the spatial variability in global warming has resulted ing rester warming over oceans relative to land

not truuuu

during the most recent ice age referring to the previous 5 million years, the earths climate has been fairly uniform with little or no amplitude in global temperature variability

not truuuuu

the 41000 year cycle that describes the axial tilt of the planet is known as

obliquity

New evidence suggests that the best way to monitor ongoing climate change requires what

observations of ocean heat content

new evidence suggests that the beset way to monitor ongoing climate change requires

observations of ocean heat content

According to recent modeling calculations, what best represents the primary term in the earths energy budget

ocean temperatures

which of the following terms designates the smallest earth-sun distance during our planets revolution about the sun?

perihelion

Atmospheric CO2 is removed through what process of whereby plants convert light energy to chemical energy

photosynthesis

simulation results from general circulation models indicate that near surface air temperatures will incase during upcoming decades due to emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases. These models agree that

polar regions will undergo greater warming than tropical regions

increased ice cover has some consequences for albedo, which has further amplifying impacts on ice cover thereby magnifying the initial perturbation. This is an example of

positive feedback

to examine mid 13th century changes in climate, scientists utilized

proxy data

what is the term used to describe geologic/biologic indicators that reveal important information about past climates, prior to the advent of modern day interments such as thermometers?

proxy indicators

which form of radiation does not require a physical medium for energy transfer to occur

radiation

The individual terms (SH, LH and G) refer to

sensible heat, latent heat, ground heat

wavelengths less than 4um are referred to as

shortwave radiation

which of the following human activities does not result in anthropogenic heating

shortwave radiation

if i dumped a bucket of water on to this surface which of the following changes would most likely occur

the arrow for LH would get bigger

The National Climatic Data Center is

the climatological library and research center for the U.S

for most of the earths hypothesis claims that

the earth was nearly fully covered by snow and ice, with snow falling as far south as tropical latitudes at sea level

sea ice extent has been monitored with relatively high accuracy since

the late 1970s

the principal idea behind usage of cool roofs is

to reflect a greater fraction of incoming sunlight and lower urban temperatures

the scientific community

touts benefits of various approaches but concludes that disagreement about what is best continues

the name of the boundary separating the troposphere and stratosphere is the

tropopause

the majority of our atmosphere is contained within what layer

troposphere

Order of the thermal layers of earths atmosphere

troposphere, , mesosphere and thermosphere

the earths history has been marked by conditions much warmer relative to those of today

trruuuuuuu

the changing number of observing stations over time is one of the key concerns associated with determination of temperature variability change

truuu

what is the most abundant variable gas in our atmosphere

water vapor


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