EBK EXERCISES FOR WEATHER & CLIMATE
9th Edition
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Author: CARBONE
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 10, Problem 8E
What was the predominant wind direction in the maritime tropical air mass?
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Chapter 10 Solutions
EBK EXERCISES FOR WEATHER & CLIMATE
Ch. 10 - Prob. 1ECh. 10 - On all three maps and at each station (AD), use...Ch. 10 - The conditions at each station (A, B, C, and D)...Ch. 10 - How much did the pressure drop in the storms...Ch. 10 - How did the surface pressure gradient in the Great...Ch. 10 - How do the cloud and precipitation patterns match...Ch. 10 - What was the range of temperature and dew-point...Ch. 10 - What was the predominant wind direction in the...Ch. 10 - How much lower were temperatures and dew-point...Ch. 10 - Describe the differences in wind speed and...
Ch. 10 - Which station experiences the lowest surface...Ch. 10 - From 9/0300 to 10/0900 by how much did the dew...Ch. 10 - When did the cold front pass Indianapolis?Ch. 10 - Describe how the winds in Indianapolis shifted...Ch. 10 - When did the cold front pass Oklahoma City? How...Ch. 10 - When did the cold front pass Birmingham? Was there...Ch. 10 - Surface pressure typically drops as a front...Ch. 10 - Circle and label areas of warm-air and cold-air...Ch. 10 - Air should rise in areas of warm-air advection and...Ch. 10 - How does the area of warm-air advection and upward...Ch. 10 - Highlight the 0 isotherm. Does it conform to the...Ch. 10 - Identify an area of directional divergence...Ch. 10 - Prob. 23ECh. 10 - Prob. 24ECh. 10 - Prob. 25ECh. 10 - Prob. 26ECh. 10 - a. Summarize what caused the spatial pattern of...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1RQCh. 10 - Prob. 2RQCh. 10 - Prob. 3RQ
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