Atsc 113 snow exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATSC 113 SNOW Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers (Graded A+) gradient - Answer-is a change in a property, such as temperature, over a distance Faceted crystals, or facets, - Answer-are produced when a strong vertical temperature gradient exists. The water vapour is moving quickly, and crystal growth happens quickly. The rule of thumb is that faceting takes place when the temperature gradient is larger than 1°C per 10 cm depth, or equivalently 10°C per metre. Under these conditio...

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ATSC 113 - Snow Sports Exam Questions with Complete Answers What is mid-mountain? - Answer-The middle of typical skiing elevation range What is a pressure-level map? - Answer-A map that visualizes what the weather condition looks like at a certain pressure surface (85.0 kpa is most common) What happens to pressure as you get higher in atmosphere? - Answer-pressure decreases How are pressure level maps shown? - Answer-animated loops, starting with an analysis map at the time the Numer...

ATSC 113 FINAL: SNOW- SPORTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Where are large scale light winds generally found? - Answer-Near centre of HPS where there's a weak pressure gradient (isobars far apart) => not as strong movement of air from HP region to LP region Define: diurnal - Answer-A process that occurs on a daily basis What is a frontal zone and how do you identify it? - Answer-Frontal Zone: a transition zone along a front b/w 2 different air masses Identify it using on a pressure- l...

ATSC 113 Snow Final Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers Relative humidity - Answer-Percentage of the water the air holds, compared to how much it can hold. Low pressure system/Cyclone - Answer-BAD Weather -High percipitation -Strong winds -Low Visability - High pressure systems/anti-cyclone - Answer-Good Weather -Dry conditions -Little percipitation -Clear skys Wind Chill - Answer-Not actual Temperature, but what it feels like on the skin With cold fronts - Answer-He...

ATSC 113: MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Lenticular (mountain-wave) clouds - Answer-Indicate vertical wind oscillations and possible mountain-wave turbulence. Sailplanes like the updraft portion of the waves, because they can "surf" the wave and fly very long horizontal distances. Commercial aircraft hate the waves because they often mean a very bumpy ride at all altitudes for the whole time while flying over the mountains. Pileus - Answer-Form over fast-growing cumulus...

ATSC 113 Snow Weather Midterm Exam - Questions and Answers What is the approximate pressure level at mid-mountain for Grouse Mountain (elevation = 1000 m)? A. 60.0 kPa B. 90.0 kPa C. 100.0 kPa D. 80.0 kPa E. 70.0 kPa As a forecaster, what is the primary difference between weather maps on TV and real world weather maps? A. TV weather maps are more complex than real world maps B. Real world maps show fewer details than TV maps C. TV weather maps are actually the same as real world maps D. Real wo...

ATSC 113 Final Study Guide Exam Questions with Complete Solutions When does fog form - Answer-water is added to unsaturated air, unsaturated air is cooled to its dew-point temperature, when ground warms the air above it Fog forms under what conditions - Answer-- most often late at night (clear skies) or early morning as cool ground cools air - radiation: cooling at night - Advection: humid air blows over a cold surface (lake, ocean...) - upslope: upwards moving air cools against a slop ...