2. Consider a parcel of air which reached saturation at a temperature of 3 °C and a pressure of 500 mb. (a) Calculate es (saturation vapour pressure), w (mixing ratio), and Ꮎ e (equivalent potential temperature) for the parcel. (b) If the air parcel originally ascended from a pressure of 550 mb dry adiabatically to reach saturation at 500 mb, calculate its original temperature. (c) What was its original relative humidity at 550 mb?

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2. Consider a parcel of air which
reached saturation at a temperature of
3 °C and a pressure of 500 mb.
(a) Calculate es (saturation vapour
pressure), w (mixing ratio),and
Ꮎ
e (equivalent potential temperature)
for the parcel.
(b) If the air parcel originally ascended
from a pressure of 550 mb dry
adiabatically to reach saturation at 500
mb, calculate its original temperature.
(c) What was its original relative
humidity at 550 mb?
Transcribed Image Text:2. Consider a parcel of air which reached saturation at a temperature of 3 °C and a pressure of 500 mb. (a) Calculate es (saturation vapour pressure), w (mixing ratio),and Ꮎ e (equivalent potential temperature) for the parcel. (b) If the air parcel originally ascended from a pressure of 550 mb dry adiabatically to reach saturation at 500 mb, calculate its original temperature. (c) What was its original relative humidity at 550 mb?
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