The Earth’s Atmosphere Contents Part 7 doc

... the broad belt around the earth known as the trop- ics the region 23 1 ⁄ 2 ° north and south of the equator— the weather is much different from that of the middle latitudes. In the tropics, the ... do they form? And why do they strike the east coast of the United States more frequently than the west coast? These are some of the questions we will consider in this chapt...

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... hour Knots Calm Calm 1–2 3–8 9–14 15–20 21–25 26–31 32– 37 38–43 44–49 50–54 55–60 61–66 67 71 72 77 78 –83 84–89 119–123 1–2 3 7 8–12 13– 17 18–22 23– 27 28–32 33– 37 38–42 43– 47 48–52 53– 57 58–62 63– 67 68 72 73 77 103–1 07 L L 5460 5520 5580 5640 570 0 576 0 FIGURE ... 10.23 The lightning rod extends above the building, increasing the like- lihood that lightning wil...

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... period, the earth began to cool slightly over the next 25 years or so. In the late 1960s and 1 970 s, the cooling trend ended over most of the Northern Hemisphere. During the 1 970 s and into the 1980s, ... downwind. Either these particles and gases slowly settle to the ground in dry form (dry deposition) or they are re- moved from the air during the formation of cloud pa...

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... temperature drops dramatically with height. Above the mesosphere lies the warmest part of the atmosphere, the thermosphere. At the top of the ther- mosphere is the exosphere, where collisions between gas ... pool.) The SI system is the international system of units and symbols. Overview of the Earth’s Atmosphere Composition of the Atmosphere The Early Atmosp...

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... –64 71 77 15 16 9 2 –5 –11 –18 –25 –31 –38 –45 –51 –58 –65 72 78 –85 –92 20 12 4 –3 –10 – 17 –24 –31 –39 –46 –53 –60 – 67 74 –81 –88 –95 –103 25 8 1 7 –15 –22 –29 –36 –44 –51 –59 –66 74 –81 ... – 17 –23 –29 –35 –41 – 47 –53 –59 –65 71 77 –83 50 –6 –12 –18 –25 –31 – 37 –43 –49 –56 –62 –68 74 –80 – 87 60 7 –13 –19 –26 –32 –39 –45 –51 –58 –64 70 77 –83 –89 TABLE 3.3 Wind-Chill Equivalen...

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... in a conditionally unstable atmosphere over the Great Plains. Notice that, in the distance, the cumulonimbus with the anvil top has reached the stable part of the atmosphere. to peer into a tornado-generating ... or near the air temperature. Can you find any such layers in the profile? Are there clouds present (look out the window)? 7. Use the Atmospheric Basics/Layer...

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... hour Knots Calm Calm 1–2 3–8 9–14 15–20 21–25 26–31 32– 37 38–43 44–49 50–54 55–60 61–66 67 71 72 77 78 –83 84–89 119–123 1–2 3 7 8–12 13– 17 18–22 23– 27 28–32 33– 37 38–42 43– 47 48–52 53– 57 58–62 63– 67 68 72 73 77 103–1 07 H H L 5580 5640 570 0 576 0 5820 5880 –10 –15 –20 –25 –20 –15 –10 FIGURE ... hour Knots Calm Calm 1–2 3–8 9–14 15–20 21–25 26–31 32– 37 38–43 44–49 50...

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... opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean during the Southern Oscillation? (c) Describe how an ENSO event may influence the weather in different parts of the world. 19. What are the conditions over the tropical ... Actually, the models do not fully represent the real atmosphere but are approximations formulated to retain the most important aspects of the atmosphere s behavior....

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... (eccentricity) of the earth’s orbit about the sun 2. precession of the earth’s axis of rotation, or wobbling 3. changes in the tilt (obliquity) of the earth’s axis In the 1 970 s, scientists of the CLIMAP ... episodes during the past 2 mil- lion years are the result of small variations in the tilt of the earth’s axis and in the geometry of the earth’s orbit...

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