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Below is a map of the average January height (m) of the 500 hPa surface. Estimate how long it might take to circuit the globe in a balloon at 500 hPa at the latitude of Drake Passage (between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica) assuming average January conditions.

Below is a map of the average January height (m) of the 500 hPa surface. Estimate how long it might take to circuit the globe in a balloon at 500 hPa at the latitude of Drake Passage (between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica) assuming average January conditions.

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Below is a map of the average January height (m) of the 500 hPa surface. Estimate how long it might take to circuit the globe in a balloon at 500 hPa at the latitude of Drake Passage (between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica) assuming average January conditions.

Latitude 60 30 30 60 180 5400 5560 5720 5720 5560. 5400 5240- (a) January, 500 mb 180 -30° -10% 5880 H 90 5800 5080 5240 5400 5560 5720- -5880 H 5720- 5560 5400- 5240 Longitude 10- 5800 H 5080 5080 5800 5080. 60 30 30
Transcribed Image Text:Latitude 60 30 30 60 180 5400 5560 5720 5720 5560. 5400 5240- (a) January, 500 mb 180 -30° -10% 5880 H 90 5800 5080 5240 5400 5560 5720- -5880 H 5720- 5560 5400- 5240 Longitude 10- 5800 H 5080 5080 5800 5080. 60 30 30
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