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Title: Two weather stations record air pressure. Weather station 1 is 100km north of weather station 2. The ...
Post by: krzymel on Feb 28, 2020

Question 1

When winds blow parallel to the isobars, which is usually the case for winds aloft, they are called ________ winds.
◦ Coriolis
◦ isobar
◦ pressure gradient
◦ geostrophic

Question 2

Two weather stations record air pressure. Weather station 1 is 100km north of weather station 2. The pressure at station 1 is 1023mb and at station 2 it is 1015mb. What is the pressure gradient between the two stations?
◦ 0.18 mb/km
◦ 0.02 mb/km
◦ 0.08 mb/km
◦ 0.04 mb/km

Title: Two weather stations record air pressure. Weather station 1 is 100km north of weather station 2. The ...
Post by: frre432 on Feb 28, 2020

Answer 1

geostrophic

Answer 2

0.08 mb/km

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