Question

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(the mountain diagram) 1) Fill in the blanks (temperatures in Celsius) of the mountain diagram and answer the questions below. DALR 10 degrees C/1000 m WALR 5 degrees C/1000 m Dewpoint: 5 degrees C -200 -3000m -ZO 100 See Dom oolt 15 lout-100 +1000m opr +1000m d 710°C m 10°c o ont -5% + sea Level s op kor A) What type of precipitation is falling on the mountain and where? The precipitation happens between om to looom. B) What is the dewpoint at the summit? 30oom up the moontain, -2002

Answer 1

Altitude has no effect on the dew point of a parcel of air. It is the temperature to which a parcel must be cooled to saturate. So when the air parcel rises, its temperature changes, and when it reaches the dew point, it gets saturated and precipitates.