1. here are three maps depicting the current drought in the west. shown on these maps are ……...
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1. Here are three maps depicting the current drought in the West. Shown on these maps are …… [choose one]
• departures from the local climatology; • longterm average values; • departures from the national average;
• 20th century values compared to averages since the end of the last glacial period;• departures of the current interglacial, from the previous glacial period.
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1. Here are three maps depicting the current drought in the West. Shown on these maps are …… [choose one]
• departures from the local climatology; • longterm average values; • departures from the national average;
• 20th century values compared to averages since the end of the last glacial period;• departures of the current interglacial, from the previous glacial period.
![Page 3: 1. Here are three maps depicting the current drought in the West. Shown on these maps are …… [choose one] departures from the local climatology; longterm](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649d445503460f94a208d5/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
1. Here are three maps depicting the current drought in the West. Shown on these maps are …… [choose one]
• departures from the local climatology; • longterm average values; • departures from the national average;
• 20th century values compared to averages since the end of the last glacial period;• departures of the current interglacial, from the previous glacial period.
![Page 4: 1. Here are three maps depicting the current drought in the West. Shown on these maps are …… [choose one] departures from the local climatology; longterm](https://reader035.vdocuments.us/reader035/viewer/2022062516/56649d445503460f94a208d5/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
2. What is shown here? weather or climate ?
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3. What is the name of this layer?
earth surface
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4.a Which of these two places has more water vapor in the air? b What do you base this observation on?
near Fargo ND Phoenix AZ
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5. Energy Balance at the Earth’s Surface, globally averaged:
R = H + LE
a. What is this term?b. R is the sum of two terms. What are these terms?
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6. Energy Balance at the Earth’s Surface, globally averaged:
R = H + LE
What are the long-term-mean values of H and LE, expressed as a percentage of the top-of-the-atmosphere incoming solar radiation?a. LE = b. H =
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7. Why is the clear sky blue?
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8. How much is R, the global-mean net radiation at the Earth surface, in units of the Fig below?
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9. Which three surface energy fluxes, of the five shown below, are larger than the global mean values, also shown below, in case of a dry
desert surface at local noon?
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10. What happens in this third stage?
aphelion
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11. This Fig suggests that at least a weak ozone hole has existed over Antarctica, uninterrupted at least
since 1980. Is this true? Explain.
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12. What does this Fig tell you about global climate change?
Damage due to landfalling hurricanes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the US.
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13. (a) How would the Earth surface temperature change in response to a change like the one depicted below? (b) Explain.
[hint: only consider the direct effect of the change shown below]
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14a. At which of these two places is the daily temperature range largest? 14b. Where is the annual temperature range largest?
14c. Explain
(hint: Eureka is along the northern California coast)
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15. Explain the observed lag of maximum temperature after the local solar noon
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16. Explain why the minimum temperature on calm, clear nights is lower in valleys than on adjacent hillsides.