Weather and Climate Lab 4

Question 9: Estimate the precipitation for this location.

1 mm ?

Question 37: What is the relative humidity when it rains?

100

Question 11: Estimate the precipitation for Location A.

10?

Question 7: Estimate the precipitation for this location.

200?

Question 8: What is the approximate latitude and longitude (degrees only) for this location?

28 n 114 w

Question 6: What is the approximate latitude and longitude (degrees only) for this location?

28 n 82 w?

Question 13: What is the latitude (degrees only) for this location?

4 n 114 e

Question 21: What is the temperature of the parcel when it stops rising (Hint: 0.5°C/100m)?

5?

Question 20: What is the temperature of the parcel when it becomes saturated (Hint: 1°C/100m)?

8?

Question 23: When the air parcel completes its decent at its original elevation, how does this ending temperature compare to the starting temperature?

(not)cooler? warmer

form?, altitude?, rain? 24. Altocumulus

(not)puffy, middle, yes no?

form?, altitude?, rain? 27. Cumulonimbus

(no) sheet?, high, yes puffy

Question 22: What is the temperature of the parcel once it has descended to its original elevation (Hint: 1°C/100m)?

(not) 14? (not) 20? 23?

Question 38: Location D is on the ________ side of the Cascade Mountains.

(not) convergent? (not) frontal? leeward

Question 4: How can you have a specific humidity that is low in the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere (as shown by the prominence of blue in first video) and yet have a high relative humidity (as shown by the prominence of red in the second video)?

(not) function of humidity - the specific humidity is high therefore the relatively humidity must also be high function of temperature

Question 2: Is evaporation the absorption or release of latent heat?

(not) release (not) both absorption

Question 40: What type of adiabatic uplift would lead to precipitation at Location F?

convectional?

Question 19: What is the relative humidity at the beach at Monterey Bay?

dry 16.5 wet 15 depression 1.5 (not) humidity 84.5? (not) 81.75 85.25

Question 18: What is the relative humidity in the redwood forest?

dry = 23.5 wet = 19.5 wet depression = 4 humidity = 68.75

Question 17: What is the relative humidity just outside of Fresno?

dry = 27 wet = 19 wet depression = 8 humidity = 46

Question 16: What is the relative humidity at Mariposa Grove?

dry bulb 20 wet bulb 10 wet bulb depression = 10 humidity = 24

Question 5: What is the primary aerosol in the Atlantic Ocean, between Africa and South America? (Hint: Read the map legend to determine the type of aerosol thickness)

dust (sand) from the Sahara desert

Question 1: Explain how this statement is false: Heat is temperature.

heat is energy while temperature is a measure of heat

Question 35: How does a rain event change the final temperature from the initial temperature?

increases

Question 10: Does latitude play a prominent role in precipitation differences in these two examples in June?

no ?

Question 14: Does Location C have both a wet season and a dry season?

not likely, only wet season ?

form?, altitude?, rain? 25. Cirrocumulus

patchy, high, no

form?, altitude?, rain? 28. Cumulus

puffy, low, no

form?, altitude?, rain? 30. Stratus

puffy, low, no sheet, rain

Question 39: What is another name for the dry area found around Location E?

rainshadow?

form?, altitude?, rain? 29. Stratocumulus

sheet, low, yes puffy, no rain

Initial (Start) Temperature, Final (End) Temperature, Did it Rain? (yes or no) 34. Scenario 9

start - 30; end - 28; rain - no

Initial (Start) Temperature, Final (End) Temperature, Did it Rain? (yes or no) 33. Scenario 7

start = 15; end - 21; rain - yes

Initial (Start) Temperature, Final (End) Temperature, Did it Rain? (yes or no) 32. Scenario 2

start = 20; end = 23.5; rain = yes

Question 31: True or False: Convectional uplift goes through the process of adiabatic cooling.

true

Question 12: Does Location A have both a wet season and a dry season?

very likely, more in summer than winter?

Question 3: According to the video, what is the common length of storage time for most atmospheric water (rainfall, snowfall) that fall onto land?

weeks or more

Question 36: Does it rain on the windward or leeward side?

windward

form?, altitude?, rain? 26. Cirrus

wispy, high, no

Question 15: Does latitude play a prominent role in precipitation? (Hint: look at the overall precipitation trend across the Earth at this approximate latitude)

yes