Meteorology 113 Midterm 1. METAR CYS X 161700 Z 24015 KT 3 SM – SN OVC 015 -4/-5 aq 3006 RMK SC 8 SLP 221 In the weather report above, what is the: (include units) (6 marks) Wind Prevailing Visibility Current Weather Clouds (base and type) Temperature / Dew Point Altimeter Setting 2. Name two weather elements normally found in a Metar that will not be reported in a SPECI. (2 marks) 3. “SKC” in a TAF stands for.
4. Decode completely ‘1/2 SM + RA BR VV 020’. (3 marks) 5. TAF CYPR 061742 Z 061806 26015 G 25 KT P 6 SM SCT 020 BKN 060 FM 1800 Z 33015 G 25 KT P 6 SM SCT 012 BKN 025 TEMPO 18045 SM – SHRAOVC 012 FM 0400 Z 33020 G 30 KT 3 SM – SHR A BR OVC 005 BE CMG 0305 P 6 SM NSW SCT 005 OVC 012 (a) What is the period of this TAF? (2 marks) (b) At 2000 Z what is the forecast surface wind? (2 marks) (c) What is the lowest ceiling forecast between 18 and 06 Z? (d) At 0500 Z what weather conditions are being forecast at CYPR? (5 marks) Wind Ceiling Visibility Weather and / or obstruction to vision (e) At what time are winds forecast to begin to decrease? Explain your answer. (2 marks) 6. FDC N 03 CWAO 051530 FCST BASED ON 051200 DATA VALID 061200 FOR USE 06-173000 6000 9000 12000 18000 YR 1838 2048+03 2146-03 2251-08 2264-19 YYF 9900 1912-01 2231-03 2248-07 2766-18 YC 2307+00 2428-02 2537-07 2544-17 YEP 2026 2127-05 2128-12 2131-19 2041-31 YET 2215 2222-03 2231-08 2139-14 2060-25 YPU 2115-02 2139-06 2149-12 2064-23 YES 1834-04 2240-05 2246-10 2056-22 YYF 1721-06 2133-09 2040-15 1953-27 (a) What is the valid period for the forecast winds above? (b) In the digital winds above, wind direction is forecast in degrees and wind speed in.
The Essay on “Reading the River” by Mark Twain, and “The Way to Rainy Mountain” by N. Scott Momaday
The short works Reading the River by Mark Twain, and The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday, are personal tales of moments in the authors lives and how those experiences impacted them spiritually. The central theme of both essays is that of impressing upon the reader to be careful not to take everyday life for granted. Both authors accomplish this mission by relying on examples from nature, ...
(2 marks) (c) What is the forecast wind (direction and speed) and temperature at 12, 000 feet over Punt zi Mount ian (YPU)? (2 marks) (d) What is the forecast wind direction and speed at 9, 000 feet over Kelowna? (2 marks) (e) Estimate the wind direction and speed and temperature over Penticton (YYF) at 15, 000 feet. (3 marks) 7. Decode completely the following digital wind for 34, 000 feet – 619935. (4 marks) 8. You are flying at 10, 000 feet towards an airport with elevation of 2, 127 feet. You ask the FSS operator for the current digit winds at 3, 6 and 9 thousand feet and are told that no wind is available for 3, 000 feet.
Why is no wind available? 9. On a ‘Clouds and Weather’ panel of a graphic area forecast cloud layers will be described as to: (a) amount and the base of the cloud (b) amount and the top of the cloud (c) amount and the bases and top of the cloud (d) none of the above 10. For an equivalent amount of cooling, more energy is released during condensation at temperatures. (a) colder (b) warmer (c) they will be the same (d) energy will be absorbed, not released 11. The three principle properties of the atmosphere are: (a) rain, snow, hail (b) heat, cold, moisture (c) expansion, compression, mobility (d) pressure, temperature, wind 12.
Atmospheric processes which effect the weather are, for the most part, restricted to the: (a) thermosphere (b) mesosphere (c) stratosphere (d) troposphere 13. The temperature in the lowest part of the stratosphere with altitude. (a) increases (b) nearly constant (c) decreases slowly (d) decreases rapidly 14. Why when using a graphic area forecast is it important to be aware of the elevation of the local topography? (2 marks) 15. The following phrase is found in a graphical area forecast.
The Essay on Mark Twains The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg
Mark Twain's The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg This essay will discuss one of the Mark Twains short stories The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg. In the first part I will pay attention to the summary of the story and then discuss the idea of the tale. Hadleyburg is a little town which prides itself on its truthfulness. The municipality motto is "Lead Us Not Into Temptation." The people of the town are ...
Decode and explain the significance of “CIGS 3-8 AGL.” (3 Marks) 16. The term ‘IFR CIG/SN is a forecast of what meteorological conditions. (3 marks) 17. heat is the energy absorbed or released during a phase change of water. (1 mark) 18. Define Saturation.
(2 marks) 19. The small particles in the atmosphere that are necessary for condensation to occur are called. (1 mark) 20. Define: a) Relative Humidity (2 marks) b) Dew Point (2 marks) 21.
The boundary between the troposphere and is called the. (2 marks) 22. The combined effects of and causes the lower several thousand feet of the atmosphere to be heated from below. (2 marks) 23. Name three methods that heat is distributed through the atmosphere.
(3 marks) a) b) c).
