Chapter #9 Solutions - Understanding Weather and Climate - James E Burt, Edward Aguado - 7th Edition

1c. Ireland is a medium-sized island in the middle latitudes. Could Ireland serve as the source region for an air mass? Why or why not? Get solution

1ct. Contrast the formation of air masses in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Get solution

1. The following temperatures and dew points are observed. What are the likely types of air masses present for each?a. ...b. ...c. ...d. ... Get solution

1rq. What are the requirements for an area to serve as a source region? Get solution

1va. This surface weather map from January 29, 2013, plots the temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (top number in red) with the dew points (bottom number in blue) for cities across the United States. Examine the distribution of these values on the map to answer the following questions:...Where would a cold front likely be found? Get solution

2c. What are the two main criteria by which air masses are classified? Get solution

2ct. Explain the limitations and benefits of classifying air into distinct masses. Get solution

2. Assume that a cold front has a slope of 1:100 and that the height of the 700 mb level is 1500 m. How far behind the surface position of the front will the 700 mb position be? Get solution

2rq. Where are the primary air mass source regions in North America? Get solution

2va. This surface weather map from January 29, 2013, plots the temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (top number in red) with the dew points (bottom number in blue) for cities across the United States. Examine the distribution of these values on the map to answer the following questions:...Where would a warm front exist? Get solution

3c. What is the source region of a continental polar (cP) air mass? What are its properties? Get solution

3ct. Continental polar air masses can migrate into Florida during the winter but not into northern India, Why not? Get solution

3rq. Describe the characteristics of cA, cP, cT, mT, and mP air masses. Get solution

3va. This surface weather map from January 29, 2013, plots the temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (top number in red) with the dew points (bottom number in blue) for cities across the United States. Examine the distribution of these values on the map to answer the following questions:...What kind of changes in temperature and dew point would you expect to find in the southeastern part of the United States during the next 24 hours? Get solution

4c. Would you expect to find cP air masses in the Southern Hemisphere? Explain. Get solution

4ct. What parts of North America are likely to experience die most frequent changes in air mass during the summer and winter? Get solution

4rq. Of the five types of air masses, which are the hottest, driest, coldest, and most damp? Get solution

5c. What is the source region of a maritime tropical (mT) air mass? What are its properties? Get solution

5ct. Distinct temperature changes can be detected across narrow regions that are not associated with fronts. What can cause such conditions to exist? Get solution

5rq. What is the primary difference between arctic and polar air masses? Get solution

6c. Suppose an mT air mass moves inland from the Gulf of Mexico north to Chicago. How would it change? Get solution

6ct. The southwestern United States experiences what is locally referred to as a monsoon. Can we say the same thing about Florida or Texas? Get solution

6rq. Which of the air mass types are likely to be stable or unstable? Get solution

7c. Describe the slope of the boundary along a cold front and the typical position of clouds relative to the boundary. Get solution

7ct. Warm fronts are extremely rare over southern California. Why? Get solution

7rq. Describe the changes that occur when a continental air mass migrates out of its source region. Get solution

8c. What types of information do meteorologists consider when plotting the location of a cold front? Get solution

8ct. What does the presence of a continental polar air mass tell you about the height of the 500 or 300 mb levels? Get solution

8rq. Describe the structure of cold, warm, stationary, and occluded fronts. Get solution

9c. What is overrunning? Get solution

9ct. Where in North America might you expect to see the collision of mT and cT air masses? What time of year would this be most likely to happen? Get solution

9rq. What is overrunning? Get solution

10c. What cloud types typically form at different altitudes along the leading surface of a warm front? Explain. Get solution

10ct. Which types of fronts are most likely to have inversions and which least likely? Get solution

10rq. Why do cold fronts have steeper slopes than warm fronts? Get solution

11c. How are cold-type and warm-type occlusions similar? How are they different? Get solution

11rq. How do the alternative models of the occlusion process differ from the traditional model? Get solution

12c. What is one way an occluded front can form that differs from the processes in which a cold front catches up to a warm front? Get solution

12rq. What is the difference between warm-type and cold-type occlusions? Get solution

13c. What is a dryline? Get solution

13rq. What are drylines and why are they important? Get solution

14c. How do drylines affect local weather? Develop a hypothesis to explain why this is so. Get solution