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A cloud with an anvil-shaped top is most often associated with ____. - ️️cumulonimbus Absolute humidity is: - ️️the mass of water vapor molecules in a unit volume of air. All of the following are tools and techniques ARE used in geography and meteorology - ️️GPS GIS VGI An upper air chart contains of of the following - ️️isotherms. station model. isoheights. An upper air station model symbol indicates all of the following observations - ️️temperature in degrees C. wi...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

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2 pi radians = - ️️360 degrees 23.5 degrees N to 35 degrees N (where we live)geographic zone - ️️subtropical 99.9% of atmospheric pressure is below___ km - ️️50 absolute location - ️️longitude, latitude coordinates Active Remote Sensing example - ️️radar As arctic temperatures rise, summer sea ice and glacial melt accelerates; lighter color surfaces are thereby replaced with darker-colored surfaces leading to more absorption and surface heating. This is an example of a(n...

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3 pages

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3 types of features on a map - ️️Point, line, and area features. 3 types of irregular land grants - ️️pueblo grants private community 3 types of scales - ️️verbal, graphic, representative fraction A Developable Surface - ️️A surface that can be mapped without distortion on a flat medium Spherical Earth is NOT a developable surface Instead we use planes, cones and cylinders which are developable Albers Equal Area Conic - ️️A projected coordinate system used for east-...

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6 pages

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________________ = water vapor will condense on these nuclei when the relative humidity is less than 100%. ________________ = water vapor will condense upon these nuclei when relative humidity is much greater than 100%. - ️️Hydroscopic nuclei; Hydrophobic nuclei "UTC" stands for: - ️️Universal Time Coordinated A conditionally unstable atmosphere is _______ with respect to unsaturated air and _______ with respect to saturated air. - ️️stable; unstable A good example of ____ fog i...

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14 pages

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a 30-50% probability of precipitation is worded as - ️️a chance of precipitation a 50km grid in a NWP model would be best for - ️️air mass movement a discharge of electricity from or within a thunderstorm is called - ️️lightning a dominant high pressure over landlocked Tibet would cause what kind of season in ocean adjacent India and Bangladesh - ️️Dry Monsoon a funnel cloud or tornado may develop from this rotating cloud that extends beneath a severe thunderstorm - ️️a w...

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20 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

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