« previous next »

Author Question: Explain how the problem of chaos makes it difficult to have truly accurate weather forecasts. ... (Read 73 times)

geoffrey

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 880
on: Jul 14, 2018
Explain how the problem of chaos makes it difficult to have truly accurate weather forecasts.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Current consensus among scientists is that the limit to numerical weather prediction is about
 
  A) three days.
  B) 14 days.
  C) 6 months.
  D) one year.


jonathanballen97

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 347
Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Chaos is a condition that occurs in physical systems that makes it impossible to precisely predict how a system (such as the state of the atmosphere) will appear some time in the future. Chaos arises because small errors in the input value of a variable (or even round-off error) can become magnified in time. This situation is referred to as sensitive dependence on initial conditions. It is a serious problem for weather forecasting because the initial conditions are never known exactly.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.

Did you know?

During pregnancy, a woman is more likely to experience bleeding gums and nosebleeds caused by hormonal changes that increase blood flow to the mouth and nose.

Did you know?

Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.

Did you know?

Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.

Did you know?

Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.

The grey side-gilled sea slug Pleurobranchaea maculata. The discovery of tetrodotoxin in this slug i The grey side-gilled sea slug Pleurobranchaea maculata. The discovery of tetrodotoxin in this slug i
Weather Typically Associated with Cold Front (North America) Weather Typically Associated with Cold Front (North America)
How to setup and solve a half-life problem using a table of values (Question 1) How to setup and solve a half-life problem using a table of values (Question 1)
How to solve any percent change problem How to solve any percent change problem
E9-23 Prepare income statements Explain the difference in operating income E9-23 Prepare income statements Explain the difference in operating income
Problem Problem
Video: Subunits of DNA And Semi Conservative Replication

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library