APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781533902405
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 16.2, Problem 4A
Are extensive areas of nimbostratus clouds and periods of prolonged precipitation most likely to occur along a cold or warm front? Explain why you expect longer periods of precipitation to be associated with this type of front.
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APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Ch. 16.2 - Assume that the fronts are moving from left to...Ch. 16.2 - Is a cold or warm front most likely to produce...Ch. 16.2 - Do clouds gradually become lower, thicker, and...Ch. 16.2 - During the development of an occluded front, is...Ch. 16.2 - What happens to the warm mT air during the...Ch. 16.2 - Prob. 10ACh. 16.3 - Prob. 1ACh. 16.3 - Is the air in the center of the cyclone subsiding...Ch. 16.3 - On Figure 16.4 label the cold front, warm front,...Ch. 16.3 - Which location A- H is most likely receiving...Ch. 16.3 - Considering the air mass types and their locations...Ch. 16.3 - Describe how the barometric pressure will change...Ch. 16.3 - Describe how the wind will shift change direction...Ch. 16.3 - As the cold front passes Point D, will the...Ch. 16.3 - Will the water vapor content of the air at Point D...Ch. 16.3 - As the warm front passes Point B, will the...Ch. 16.3 - Will the amount of water vapor in the air most...Ch. 16.3 - Describe the change in wind direction that will...Ch. 16.3 - Prob. 13ACh. 16.3 - Prob. 14ACh. 16.4 - Prob. 1ACh. 16.4 - Prob. 2ACh. 16.5 - Prob. 1ACh. 16.5 - Prob. 2ACh. 16.5 - Prob. 3ACh. 16 - Prob. 1LRCh. 16 - Prob. 2LRCh. 16 - Indicate the type of front, cold or warm, that is...Ch. 16 - Prob. 4LRCh. 16 - Prob. 5LRCh. 16 - Prob. 6LR
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