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

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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 - 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 SNOW questions with complete solution 2024High pressure - correct answer also known as a high pressure system or an anticyclone, is a region where pressure is higher than in surrounding regions (includes bluebird powder days, bluebird spring skiing days, best glacier travel days) Isobars - correct answer are lines, or contours, connecting locations that have the same pressure. - can be used to indicate high pressure centres and low pressure centres. ridges - correct answer The cen...

ATSC 113 SNOW question and answers correctly solved 2024High pressure - correct answer also known as a high pressure system or an anticyclone, is a region where pressure is higher than in surrounding regions (includes bluebird powder days, bluebird spring skiing days, best glacier travel days) Isobars - correct answer are lines, or contours, connecting locations that have the same pressure. - can be used to indicate high pressure centres and low pressure centres. ridges - correct answer Th...

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 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 ...

ATSC 113 Final Study Questions and Answers Graded A Three main factors affecting wave formation: Wind velocity, fetch, duration. Catellanus Cloud small castle torrents, unstable airloft, thunderstorms possible later in the day Billow clouds waves in a cloud, unstable airloft, indicate wind shear and create CAT, relate to K-H waves Lenticular clouds "bubble shape" little UVO's, strong mountain waves, wind oscillations Rotor clouds ragged looking under mountain, strong winds across mountain...

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...