ATOC (ATOC EXAM 3 CU BOULDER 2025
PROF BROWN) QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
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Term
How is air near the surface initially lifted to form a supercell
thunderstorm?
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First form where airmass
In areas with heavy snowfall
boundaries intersect.
, At the center of a hurricane Near the equator where it's
always hot
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What type of clouds for in lee waves?
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Lenticular clouds (visible) Wet
A rotating thunderstorm Cold, rainy, or snowy
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What triggers an airmass thunderstorm?
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Surface heating, lifting
Stable air masses colliding
by mountains, or outflow
from neighboring T-
storms
, High pressure systems settling in Cold air moving in from the ocean
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Definition
Cold air moving south on west side of low makes trough deepen,
warm air moving north on east side of low makes ridge taller. These
effects amplify the wave, increasing the upper level divergence
between the trough and the ridge.
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Dissipation Peak Intensity
Intensification of a cyclone Upslope Flow
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Term
Peak Intensity
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PROF BROWN) QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
1 of 36
Term
How is air near the surface initially lifted to form a supercell
thunderstorm?
Give this one a try later!
First form where airmass
In areas with heavy snowfall
boundaries intersect.
, At the center of a hurricane Near the equator where it's
always hot
Don't know?
2 of 36
Term
What type of clouds for in lee waves?
Give this one a try later!
Lenticular clouds (visible) Wet
A rotating thunderstorm Cold, rainy, or snowy
Don't know?
3 of 36
Term
What triggers an airmass thunderstorm?
Give this one a try later!
Surface heating, lifting
Stable air masses colliding
by mountains, or outflow
from neighboring T-
storms
, High pressure systems settling in Cold air moving in from the ocean
Don't know?
4 of 36
Definition
Cold air moving south on west side of low makes trough deepen,
warm air moving north on east side of low makes ridge taller. These
effects amplify the wave, increasing the upper level divergence
between the trough and the ridge.
Give this one a try later!
Dissipation Peak Intensity
Intensification of a cyclone Upslope Flow
Don't know?
5 of 36
Term
Peak Intensity
Give this one a try later!
