(a)
The elevation of the cloud base with reference to the accompanying figure.
(b)
The temperature of the ascending air as it reaches the top of the mountain.
(c)
The dew-point temperature of the rising air at the top of the mountain.
(d)
The amount of water vapor that must have condensed (in grams per kilogram) as the air moved from the cloud base to the top of the mountain.
(e)
The temperature of the air if it descends to point G.
(f)
The approximate capacity of the air to hold water vapor at point G.
(g)
The relative humidity at point G, assuming that there was neither addition nor subtraction of moisture to or from the air when it moved downhill.
(h)
The approximate relative humidity at point A, using the dew-point temperature at the lifting condensation level for the surface dew point.
(i)
Two reasons for the difference in relative humidity between points A and G.
(j)
The term that describes the situation of Needles, California, which is situated on the dry leeward side of a mountain range similar to the position of point G.
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