ESSN.OF GEOLOGY W LAB AND MMG ACCESS
ESSN.OF GEOLOGY W LAB AND MMG ACCESS
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134888606
Author: Lutgens
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 17, Problem 7GST

(a)

To determine

The lines representing the air pressure and wind speed and the way in which it was figured out.

(b)

To determine

From the graph, the maximum wind speed of the storm in knots and converts it to kilometers per hour by multiplying with 1.85 .

(c)

To determine

The lowest pressure attained by Hurricane Rita from the given graph.

(d)

To determine

The highest category reached by the wind speed in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale and the day corresponding to it.

(e)

To determine

The category of Hurricane Rita when the landfall took place.

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