Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
Q
sublimination
A
ice into gas
2
Q
deposition
A
gas into ice
3
Q
saturation
A
airs water vapor content= air water vapor capacity
4
Q
heat index temperature
A
temperature percieved by people as a result of the humidity mixed with the air temp.
5
Q
adiabatic temp change
A
temp change as air parcels expand or contract
6
Q
the 4 ways air can be lifted and cooled
A
convective uplift: warmed air forms unstable air parcels
Orographic uplift: air over mountains
frontal uplift: cold air mass collides with warm air mass and forces it up.
Convergent uplift: air rises when they converge on eachother
