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Exercises for Weather & Climate 0° O' N 78° 05' W Elev. 2811 m 70cm Quito, Ecuador Mountains and Highlands Air temperature at high elevations is typically cooler than at low elevations. At high elevations, air density is lower. With fewer greenhouse gas molecules (e.g., water vapor and carbon dioxide), long-wave radiation escapes to space Av.T: 14.4 Ann. P: 101.4 cm °C 40- 09- 35 30- more efficiently. 25 30 11. Examine Quito's climograph. How does Quito's temn- 20 15 perature curve reveal both its location in the tropics -10 10. (0°) and at high elevation (2811 m)? 5- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-14. Quito climograph. Mountains can also influence precipitation by modi- fying air flow. For example, in the mid-latitudes, where westerly winds predominate, mountain ranges that are Seattle, WA 47° 36' N 122° 20' W Elev. 6 m Av. T (°C): 10.7 Ann. P (cm): 98.9 °C 401 oriented in a north-south direction affect the temperature 70 cm and moisture characteristics of air flowing over them. Rising air on the windward flanks of a mountain range 09- 30- cools due to adiabatic expansion, producing clouds and 20. precipitation on the windward side. As air descends on the leeward side of mountains it warms adiabatically, thus 10- 30 0- -10 suppressing clouds and precipitation. The climatic con- trast between Seattle and Spokane, Washington, illustrates -20- 10 the influence of the Cascade Range in the northwestern United States. -30 J FMAMJ JASOND Figure 14-15. Seattle climograph. 12. Account for the difference in the annual temperature range between Seattle and Spokane. Spokane, WA 47° 39' N 117° 25' W Elev. 572 m Av. T (°C): 8.9 Ann. P (cm): 40.8 °C 40 70 cm 30- 09 - 20- 10- 13. Name two other cities that you suspect would have -30 0- contrasting temperature and precipitation patterns because they are separated by a mountain range. 20 -20- -30- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-16. Spokane climograph. Copyright 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.

Exercises for Weather & Climate 0° O' N 78° 05' W Elev. 2811 m 70cm Quito, Ecuador Mountains and Highlands Air temperature at high elevations is typically cooler than at low elevations. At high elevations, air density is lower. With fewer greenhouse gas molecules (e.g., water vapor and carbon dioxide), long-wave radiation escapes to space Av.T: 14.4 Ann. P: 101.4 cm °C 40- 09- 35 30- more efficiently. 25 30 11. Examine Quito's climograph. How does Quito's temn- 20 15 perature curve reveal both its location in the tropics -10 10. (0°) and at high elevation (2811 m)? 5- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-14. Quito climograph. Mountains can also influence precipitation by modi- fying air flow. For example, in the mid-latitudes, where westerly winds predominate, mountain ranges that are Seattle, WA 47° 36' N 122° 20' W Elev. 6 m Av. T (°C): 10.7 Ann. P (cm): 98.9 °C 401 oriented in a north-south direction affect the temperature 70 cm and moisture characteristics of air flowing over them. Rising air on the windward flanks of a mountain range 09- 30- cools due to adiabatic expansion, producing clouds and 20. precipitation on the windward side. As air descends on the leeward side of mountains it warms adiabatically, thus 10- 30 0- -10 suppressing clouds and precipitation. The climatic con- trast between Seattle and Spokane, Washington, illustrates -20- 10 the influence of the Cascade Range in the northwestern United States. -30 J FMAMJ JASOND Figure 14-15. Seattle climograph. 12. Account for the difference in the annual temperature range between Seattle and Spokane. Spokane, WA 47° 39' N 117° 25' W Elev. 572 m Av. T (°C): 8.9 Ann. P (cm): 40.8 °C 40 70 cm 30- 09 - 20- 10- 13. Name two other cities that you suspect would have -30 0- contrasting temperature and precipitation patterns because they are separated by a mountain range. 20 -20- -30- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-16. Spokane climograph. Copyright 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.

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Exercises for Weather & Climate 0° O' N 78° 05' W Elev. 2811 m 70cm Quito, Ecuador Mountains and Highlands Air temperature at high elevations is typically cooler than at low elevations. At high elevations, air density is lower. With fewer greenhouse gas molecules (e.g., water vapor and carbon dioxide), long-wave radiation escapes to space Av.T: 14.4 Ann. P: 101.4 cm °C 40- 09- 35 30- more efficiently. 25 30 11. Examine Quito's climograph. How does Quito's temn- 20 15 perature curve reveal both its location in the tropics -10 10. (0°) and at high elevation (2811 m)? 5- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-14. Quito climograph. Mountains can also influence precipitation by modi- fying air flow. For example, in the mid-latitudes, where westerly winds predominate, mountain ranges that are Seattle, WA 47° 36' N 122° 20' W Elev. 6 m Av. T (°C): 10.7 Ann. P (cm): 98.9 °C 401 oriented in a north-south direction affect the temperature 70 cm and moisture characteristics of air flowing over them. Rising air on the windward flanks of a mountain range 09- 30- cools due to adiabatic expansion, producing clouds and 20. precipitation on the windward side. As air descends on the leeward side of mountains it warms adiabatically, thus 10- 30 0- -10 suppressing clouds and precipitation. The climatic con- trast between Seattle and Spokane, Washington, illustrates -20- 10 the influence of the Cascade Range in the northwestern United States. -30 J FMAMJ JASOND Figure 14-15. Seattle climograph. 12. Account for the difference in the annual temperature range between Seattle and Spokane. Spokane, WA 47° 39' N 117° 25' W Elev. 572 m Av. T (°C): 8.9 Ann. P (cm): 40.8 °C 40 70 cm 30- 09 - 20- 10- 13. Name two other cities that you suspect would have -30 0- contrasting temperature and precipitation patterns because they are separated by a mountain range. 20 -20- -30- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-16. Spokane climograph. Copyright 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
Transcribed Image Text:Exercises for Weather & Climate 0° O' N 78° 05' W Elev. 2811 m 70cm Quito, Ecuador Mountains and Highlands Air temperature at high elevations is typically cooler than at low elevations. At high elevations, air density is lower. With fewer greenhouse gas molecules (e.g., water vapor and carbon dioxide), long-wave radiation escapes to space Av.T: 14.4 Ann. P: 101.4 cm °C 40- 09- 35 30- more efficiently. 25 30 11. Examine Quito's climograph. How does Quito's temn- 20 15 perature curve reveal both its location in the tropics -10 10. (0°) and at high elevation (2811 m)? 5- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-14. Quito climograph. Mountains can also influence precipitation by modi- fying air flow. For example, in the mid-latitudes, where westerly winds predominate, mountain ranges that are Seattle, WA 47° 36' N 122° 20' W Elev. 6 m Av. T (°C): 10.7 Ann. P (cm): 98.9 °C 401 oriented in a north-south direction affect the temperature 70 cm and moisture characteristics of air flowing over them. Rising air on the windward flanks of a mountain range 09- 30- cools due to adiabatic expansion, producing clouds and 20. precipitation on the windward side. As air descends on the leeward side of mountains it warms adiabatically, thus 10- 30 0- -10 suppressing clouds and precipitation. The climatic con- trast between Seattle and Spokane, Washington, illustrates -20- 10 the influence of the Cascade Range in the northwestern United States. -30 J FMAMJ JASOND Figure 14-15. Seattle climograph. 12. Account for the difference in the annual temperature range between Seattle and Spokane. Spokane, WA 47° 39' N 117° 25' W Elev. 572 m Av. T (°C): 8.9 Ann. P (cm): 40.8 °C 40 70 cm 30- 09 - 20- 10- 13. Name two other cities that you suspect would have -30 0- contrasting temperature and precipitation patterns because they are separated by a mountain range. 20 -20- -30- JFMAMJJASOND Figure 14-16. Spokane climograph. Copyright 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
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