Met Flashcards
1
Q
What is air doing in a high pressure system
A
out and down
2
Q
what is air doing in a low pressure system
A
inward and rising
3
Q
what does the wind do during the day (diurnal variation)?
A
speeds, veers, gusts
4
Q
What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate, and what does it do sinking vs. rising?
A
3 degrees per 1,000 ft
sinks = compresses (warms)
rises = expands (cools)
5
Q
what type of precip is above ice pellets
A
freezing rain
6
Q
features of stable air
A
smooth flying
steady precip
layer cloud
shallow lapse rate
inversion
7
Q
features of unstable air
A
bumpy flying
showery precip
cumulus clouds
steep lapse rate
8
Q
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