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Meteorology Orographic Lifting and Adiabatic Processes Spring 2021 1. Consider an air parcel that is being forced over a tall mountain range as shown in the sketch below. Assume the temperature of the air parcel at 1000m altitude on the left (windward) side of tihe mountain is 30°C, an approximate dry adiabatic lapse rate (DLR) of 10°C/1000m. 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 30°C Sea level Complete the following table by determining the temperature on the windward and leeward sides of the above mountain range. Assume that the air mass never reaches the dew-point as it ascends or descends. Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) 4000 1000 3000 2000 2000 3000 1000 4000 0 (sea level) Elevation (m)

Meteorology Orographic Lifting and Adiabatic Processes Spring 2021 1. Consider an air parcel that is being forced over a tall mountain range as shown in the sketch below. Assume the temperature of the air parcel at 1000m altitude on the left (windward) side of tihe mountain is 30°C, an approximate dry adiabatic lapse rate (DLR) of 10°C/1000m. 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 30°C Sea level Complete the following table by determining the temperature on the windward and leeward sides of the above mountain range. Assume that the air mass never reaches the dew-point as it ascends or descends. Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) 4000 1000 3000 2000 2000 3000 1000 4000 0 (sea level) Elevation (m)

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Consider an air parcel that is being forced over a tall mountain range as shown in the sketch below. ESC205: Principles of Meteorology Assume the temperature of the air parcel at 1000m altitude on the left (windward) side of the Orographic Lifting and Adiabatic Processes Spring 2021 1. mountain is 30°C, an approximate dry adiabatic lapse rate (DLR) of 10°C/1000h. 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 30°C Sea level Complete the following table by determining the temperature on the windward and leeward sides of the above mountain range. Assume that the air mass never reaches the dew-point as it ascends or descends. Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) 4000 1000 3000 2000 2000 3000 1000 4000 0 (sea level) Elevation (m)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an air parcel that is being forced over a tall mountain range as shown in the sketch below. ESC205: Principles of Meteorology Assume the temperature of the air parcel at 1000m altitude on the left (windward) side of the Orographic Lifting and Adiabatic Processes Spring 2021 1. mountain is 30°C, an approximate dry adiabatic lapse rate (DLR) of 10°C/1000h. 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 30°C Sea level Complete the following table by determining the temperature on the windward and leeward sides of the above mountain range. Assume that the air mass never reaches the dew-point as it ascends or descends. Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) Temperature (°C) Altitude (Windward Side) (m) 4000 1000 3000 2000 2000 3000 1000 4000 0 (sea level) Elevation (m)
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