The Earth’s Atmosphere Contents Part 10 docx

... 93 91 90 89 87 86 115 114 113 112 110 109 108 107 106 104 103 102 101 99 98 97 96 94 93 92 120 119 118 117 115 114 113 112 111 110 108 107 106 105 104 102 101 100 98 97 Air (Dry-Bulb) Temperature ... 76 74 73 71 70 68 100 99 98 96 95 94 93 91 90 89 87 86 85 83 82 80 79 77 76 74 105 104 103 101 100 99 98 96 95 94 93 91 90 89 87 86 84 83 82 80 110 109 108 106 105 104...

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... rod FIGURE 10. 23 The lightning rod extends above the building, increasing the like- lihood that lightning will strike the rod rather than some other part of the structure. After lightning strikes the ... top Mammatus Mesocyclone FIGURE 10. 32 Some of the features associated with a tornado-breeding thunder- storm as viewed from the southeast. The thunderstorm is moving t...

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... and symbols. Overview of the Earth’s Atmosphere Composition of the Atmosphere The Early Atmosphere Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere A Brief Look at Air Pressure and Air Density Layers of the Atmosphere Focus ... the bottom of the layer, while lighter gases (such as hydrogen and helium) float to the top. The re- gion from about the base of the thermosphere...

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... boundary. On the January map, the temperatures are much lower in the middle of continents than they are at the same latitude near the oceans; on the July map, the re- verse is true. The reason for these ... inversion. Generally, the longer the night, the longer the time of ra- diational cooling and the better are the chances that the air near the ground will be...

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... lingering close to the ground. As the day progresses, sunlight warms the surface and the surface warms the air above. As the air temperature near the ground increases, the lower atmosphere gradually becomes ... actually become warmer than the air around it. Since the lifted air can rise on its own ac- cord, the atmosphere is now unstable. The level in the atmosp...

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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 73–77 103 107 N L 101 2 101 6 102 0 102 4 101 2 x' x 100 8 100 8 100 4 100 0 996 992 988 984 980 976 972 FIGURE 6.12 Surface weather map for 6 A.M. (CST), Tues- day, November...

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... 11.) NORTHEASTERS Focus on a Special Topic 102 8 103 2 103 2 102 8 102 4 102 0 101 6 101 2 100 8 100 4 H 988 992 996 100 0 100 4 100 8 102 0 102 0 101 6 101 2 H 102 0 102 4 L H FIGURE 4 The surface weather map for 7:00 A.M. (EST) ... 5 10 –6 –14 –29 –37 17 –20 105 6 106 0 H 101 2 101 6 18 10 36 28 12 8 –23 33 102 0 104 4 104 0 103 6 16 3 103 2 101 6 53 43...

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... Topic 1 0 0 4 100 8 101 2 100 8 101 2 101 6 101 6 101 2 100 8 100 4 100 0 100 4 100 8 101 2 L 996 FIGURE 1 Surface weather map for the morning of August 9, 1980, showing Hurricane Allen over the Gulf of Mexico ... 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...

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... 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 particles and then carried to the ... around the end of the Younger-Dryas. The data also reveal that sim- ilar rapid shifts in climate occurred several times toward the end of the Ice Age. CLIMATE DURING THE L...

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... 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 around the sun. Another theory suggests ... (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...

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