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Homework 1 Solutions

Homework 1 Solutions. Problem One. Use Clausius-Clapeyron Curve. From 0 o C to 3 o C – Change of ~1mb From 25 o C to 28 o C – Change of ~5mb. (8). More r ainfall in tropics due to higher surface temperatures (which results in higher SVP) . (2). Problem 2.

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Homework 1 Solutions

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  1. Homework 1 Solutions

  2. Problem One • Use Clausius-Clapeyron Curve From 0oC to 3oC – Change of ~1mb From 25oC to 28oC – Change of ~5mb (8)

  3. More rainfall in tropics due to higher surface temperatures (which results in higher SVP) (2)

  4. Problem 2 • Heat Capacity of Ocean > Heat Capacity of Land • Therefore land heats up and cools down faster than the ocean (4) Monsoon Regions Summer Winter (6) H L H L Land Land Ocean Ocean Cool Warm Warm Cool

  5. Problem 3 • SSTs generally warm from east to west • Results in • More Precipitation where SSTs are higher (more moisture due to C-C equation) (3) • Warmer boundary layer over warmer SSTs • Surface pressure lower over higher SSTs (3) • Large scale vertical circulation produced (Walker Cell) (4) (10)

  6. Thermocline deepens from east to west • Thermocline differences due: • Easterly trade winds • Promote upwelling in east (cooler SSTs) (2) • Winds pile up warm water in the west (2) • SST Contrasts related to thermocline depth contrasts (2) (6)

  7. Problem 4 • Weather – short term variations in the atmospheric circulation (2) • Climate – average weather conditions in a region taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years) (2)

  8. Problem 5

  9. Problem 6 • Timescale differ days vs. 10-30 years vs. 100 years (1) • Type of predictability… initial conditions (weather) vs. boundary conditions (climate) vs. both (decadal) (3)

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