Humidity
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The amount of water vapor in the air
quantified by vapour pressure (e)
ELR
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environmental lapse rate
lapse of temperature of the environment with respect to height
, measured with radiosonde
Saturation by Isobaric cooling
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Cooling air masses without changing pressure (isobar =
equal pressure)
How ground fog forms at night
-> surface cools isobaricallt through long wave radiation
-> air above the ground cools to saturation
Discuss the cloud/precipitation of a warm front
Sequence of clouds
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Clouds/precipitation form well ahead of the front
primarily strati form clouds
extensive cloud cover
light, steady precipitation
Ci,Cs,As,Ns,St
advantages of satellites
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they can see in other wavelengths than the visible, so can provide us with
more information
An Environmental Lapse Rate of ______ Celsius degrees per 1000 meters is stable for
unsaturated air parcels.
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2-6
DALR
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dry adiabatic lapse rate
Any parcel of air with relative humidity less than 100% (not saturated) will
cool as it rises.
DALR = 1ºC/100m
Accretion
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, Ice crystals gain mass by attracting and freezing cloud droplets
The saturation vapour pressure depends only on
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Temperature (T)
The saturation vapour pressure (es) of air over water is _______ than air over ice
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Higher
middle clouds include
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altostratus, altocumulus
As, Ac
Usually made with water drops
How can saturation be reached if it is unsaturated? (6)
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The amount of water vapor in the air
quantified by vapour pressure (e)
ELR
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environmental lapse rate
lapse of temperature of the environment with respect to height
, measured with radiosonde
Saturation by Isobaric cooling
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Cooling air masses without changing pressure (isobar =
equal pressure)
How ground fog forms at night
-> surface cools isobaricallt through long wave radiation
-> air above the ground cools to saturation
Discuss the cloud/precipitation of a warm front
Sequence of clouds
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Clouds/precipitation form well ahead of the front
primarily strati form clouds
extensive cloud cover
light, steady precipitation
Ci,Cs,As,Ns,St
advantages of satellites
,Give this one a try later!
they can see in other wavelengths than the visible, so can provide us with
more information
An Environmental Lapse Rate of ______ Celsius degrees per 1000 meters is stable for
unsaturated air parcels.
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2-6
DALR
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dry adiabatic lapse rate
Any parcel of air with relative humidity less than 100% (not saturated) will
cool as it rises.
DALR = 1ºC/100m
Accretion
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, Ice crystals gain mass by attracting and freezing cloud droplets
The saturation vapour pressure depends only on
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Temperature (T)
The saturation vapour pressure (es) of air over water is _______ than air over ice
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Higher
middle clouds include
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altostratus, altocumulus
As, Ac
Usually made with water drops
How can saturation be reached if it is unsaturated? (6)
