Exercises for Weather & Climate (9th Edition)

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Author: Greg Carbone

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Chapter 8, Problem 5E

How did the path of the solid line differ from the dashed line in the Northern Hemisphere example? What does this say about deflection relative to air motion in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Exercises for Weather & Climate (9th Edition)

Ch. 8 - Using Figure 8-2: a. Circle the area with the...Ch. 8 - Assuming a sea-level air density of 1.2 kg m3,...Ch. 8 - For the Northern Hemisphere: a. Put an object at...Ch. 8 - For the Southern Hemisphere: a. Put an object at...Ch. 8 - How did the path of the solid line differ from the...Ch. 8 - Describe the deflection relative to the path of...Ch. 8 - Combine the position of the rocket at all three...Ch. 8 - Now show the apparent deflection in the Southern...Ch. 8 - Notice that the rocket travels twice as fast as in...Ch. 8 - Is the rocket in Figure 8-7d displaced from its...

Ch. 8 - The Coriolis force is depicted at two different...Ch. 8 - Explain why pressure decreases more rapidly with...Ch. 8 - Consider the two locations on the North American...Ch. 8 - At which location, Saskatoon or Monterrey, does...Ch. 8 - How does this relate to temperature differences...Ch. 8 - Both points x and z are at 9000 m. Which point has...Ch. 8 - At what height, 1500 m or 9000 m, is the...Ch. 8 - How should wind speeds at these two heights...Ch. 8 - Now consider the Southern Hemisphere. In Figure...Ch. 8 - On the Figure 8-15, draw arrows showing the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 21E Ch. 8 - Prob. 22E Ch. 8 - Prob. 23E Ch. 8 - Prob. 24E Ch. 8 - Prob. 25E Ch. 8 - Prob. 26E Ch. 8 - Figure 8-17 shows winds circulating around surface...Ch. 8 - Review the description of the forces affecting the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 29E Ch. 8 - Which force initiates horizontal wind?Ch. 8 - Describe the circulation around surface high and...Ch. 8 - How do surface winds differ from upper-air winds?Ch. 8 - How do horizontal winds cause air to rise or sink?...

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