Questions weather Flashcards

1
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Ambient lapse rate

A

rate of decrease in temperature with altitude. Stability can be determined

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2
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unstable cold airmass moving to warm area.

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Cumuliform clouds, turbulence and good visibility

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3
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Unstable air means

A

Cumuliform clouds,
showery precipitation,
turbulnace,
good visibility

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4
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Lenticular altocumulus clouds

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created by on the crest of waves created by the barrier in the wind flow.
very Strong turbulence

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5
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Jet stream

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high altitude, may be marked by cirri form clouds

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6
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Small or huge temp. change in stratosphere (above the stratosphere)

A

small

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7
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Form of advection fog

example

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Moist air moves over colder ground to water

for example: an air mass moving inland from the coast in winter

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8
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Temperature inversion

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is standard lapse rate and stable air

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9
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Wind necessary for which type of fog

A

advection and upslope

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10
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Why at 5000 ft wind is from southwest but surface is from south

A

Coriolis force deflected by surface friction

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11
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4 families of clouds

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High, Middle , Low and extensive vertical development

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12
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cumulus clouds indicate

A

good visibility, turbulence at and below level clouds

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13
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feature associated to tropopause

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abrupt change in lapse rate and hight is 20000 to 65000

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14
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Wind speed of jet stream

A

50 knots

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15
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unstable airmass is forced to ascend a mountain slope

A

clouds with extensive vertical development

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16
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flying and encountered wet snow, it means

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temperature is above freezing, sublimation is happening, and snow is melting

17
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warm rain fall though cool air near the surface and fog happens in

A

cold frontal

18
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Average hight of the troposphere in the middle latitude

19
Q

The layers of of atmosphere from the earth’s surface

A

troposphere, stratosfere, mesosphere

20
Q

frontal system and clouds, pressure and wind

A

Clouds: make gradual or abrupt
Clouds: not all frontal systems
Wind: change in direction, speed

21
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inversion

A

Increase in temperature with altitude

often happens near the ground on clear cool night with light wind

22
Q

Cumulonimbus vs towering cumulus. Which one has the greatest turbulence

A

cumulonimbus

23
Q

Lentocular clouds in mountainous areas means

A

turbulence

24
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frontal waves normally form on

A

slow moving cold fronts or stationary fronts.

25
Convective turbulence almost always present
During warm summer afternoon when winds are light
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temperature inversion Why and expect?
increase temperature with altitude clear night and wind is light lowest few thousands feet above the ground. wind shears will be seen and generates turbulence
27
Dry Adiabatic lapse rate is
3 Celsius every 1000ft
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Radiation fog
Warm, moist air over low flatland areas on calm nights
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weather conditions when there is a low level temp. inversion
smooth air, low visibility due to haze, fog, low clouds
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Growth rate of precipitation
upward currents
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strength and location of jet stream
strong in winter and shifts farther south un winter. | weaker in north in the summer time
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Clouds, fog and dew always will form
water vapor condenses