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Beheh

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List three absorbers of solar radiation in the atmosphere.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Why is a thermodynamic diagram important to meteorologists?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: gases; particulates; droplets

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Answer: The atmosphere is three-dimensional; it has vertical and horizontal dimensions. Thermodynamic charts provide meteorologists with a vertical snapshot of temperature, pressure, and moisture. This knowledge is applied to forecasting.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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