week 5 Lecture?

Question 1

What is the extensive terrain hypothesis?

Answer 1

Large elevated areas affect atmospheric circulation

Question 2

How does lapse rate effect high terrain?

Answer 2

cooling of high terrain

Question 3

How did the tibetan plateau effect the westerlies?

Answer 3

The westerlies are deflected north and south

Question 4

What major climate event does the tibet plateau effect?

Answer 4

the monsoon

Question 5

How is role of topography tested?

Answer 5

modeling

Question 6

What does the orographic insulation hypothesis suggest?

Answer 6

That what is important is the mountain chain not the presence of tibet

Question 7

How does the orographic insulation hypothesis compare to what was observed?

Answer 7

• High altitude T are similar
• Surface temperature (entropy) are similar
• Precipitation and winds are similar

Question 8

What are 87Sr/86Sr in marine carbonates used for?

Answer 8

Weathering Proxy

Question 9

What is MAR(mass accumulation rate) used for?

Answer 9

Weathering Proxy

Question 10

How are monsoons affected by plateaus?

Answer 10

monsoonal circulation and precipitation caused by heating of rising plateaus