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Applied - Large Data Set Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 UK weather stations?

A
  • Leuchars
  • Leeming
  • Heathrow
  • Hurn
  • Camborne
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2
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What are the locations names?

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  1. Leuchars
  2. Leeming
  3. Heathrow
  4. Hurn
  5. Camborne
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3
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What are the 3 overseas locations?

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  • Beijing
  • Perth
  • Jacksonville
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4
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What does “tr” mean?

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trace - less than 0.05mm of rainfall

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5
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How do you treat “tr” in calculations?

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as 0.025mm

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6
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What is windspeed measured in?

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  • Knots
  • Beauford scale
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7
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What is a knot?

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a nautical mile per hour, 1 knot = 1.15mph

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8
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What is 0/calm on the beauford scale?

A

< 1kn

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9
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What is 1-3/light on the beauford scale?

A

1-10kn

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10
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What is 4/moderate on the beauford scale?

A

11-16kn

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11
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What is 5/fresh on the beauford scale?

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17-21kn

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12
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What is n/a and how do you treat it?

A

“not available” and you discount it

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13
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What is total sunshine?

A

the total hours of sunshine to the nearest 10th of an hour

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14
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What is maximum gust?

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The largest instantaneous wind speed in knots

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15
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What is humidity?

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The % of air saturation with water vapour, 100% is the maximum % water content air can hold

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16
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What is daily mean cloud cover?

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The measure of cloud cover in oktas. Oktas means the number of 1/8ths of the sky covered (0-8)

17
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What is mean pressure?

A

mean air pressure in hectopascals (hPa)

18
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What is mean visibility?

A

How far (in decametres, Dm) can be seen into the horizon during daylight hours

19
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What is wind direction?

A

The direction the wind is blowing FROM. In degrees or cardinal direction

20
Q

What is a hectopascal in pascals?

A

100Pa

21
Q

What are most values accuracy to?

A

1 d.p

22
Q

What is the majority of rainfall values in all locations?

A

0

23
Q

What % humidity is associated with mist and fog?

A

95%

24
Q

Which values are n/a?

A

First 2 weeks of may 1987 for:
* Daily total sunshine
* Daily mean windspeed
* Beauford Conversion
* Daily Maximum gust

note 3 of them are measures of windspeed

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