climate change Flashcards
Ekman transport is the net movement of water 90 degree to the ( ) of the wind in the southern Hemisphere
Left
Subtropical gyres of the North Pacific and North Atlantic rotate in a ( ) sense.
Clockwise
El Nino conditions have been ( ) to the Peruvian fishing industry.
Harmful
( The Peruvian fishing industry is vulnerable to El Nino)
Monsoons are large-scale seasonal wind systems typified by a summer, ( ) monsoon flow and a winter ( ) flow.
- Onshore
- Offshore
Black Carbon an ( ) that producing warming of the system
Aerosol
(that enters atmosphere as soot)
Loss of high-latitude permafrost affects the climate system primarily due to ( ).
Methane Emissions
Volcanic activity producing ( ) can lead to cooling of earth over a several year period.
Sulfur dioxide and ash (anything relating to sulfur)
By principle of continuity, Horizontal convergence near the surface and horizontal diverging at upper levels must be accompanied by ( ) air motions.
Rising
Surface wind direction around Northern Hemisphere center of High pressure are ( ) and Outward.
Clockwise
The gradient wind involves the interaction of the ( ).
Horizontal pressure
Gradient Coriolis Force
Centripetal Force
The Coriolis effect deflects to the ( ) in the Southern Hemisphere.
Left
Fog may considered a cloud in contact with ground. True or False?
True
Climate exhibit more precipitation on the
( ) side of mountain ranges.
Windward
Air commonly becomes saturated, as in cloud formation, typically by ( ) cooling
Expansional
The specific heat of water is ( ) the specific heats of other common substances.
Higher than
