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AVIATION WEATHER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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AVIATION WEATHER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1-44 of 44Heat transfer accomplished by wind
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Advection
Lower temperature
Higher pressure
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Air That Can Hold Less Water
The rate at which the Earth's surface is heated by solar radiation
Depends on: the angle of the sun's rays hitting the Earth, the distance of the sun to the
Earth, the amount of radiation absorbed by the atmosphere
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Insolation
Radiation - heat emitting land
High inversion - a low cloud
Advection - is formed when wind blows moist air over a cold surface
Evaporation - cold air over warm water
Upslope - wind carries moist air up a mountain slope
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Types of Fog
Air getting heated, cooler air forces warmer air up, cooler air takes warmer air's place,
warmer air is cooled and falls
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