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Plot a graph of altitude versus prevailing air temperature, using the following data: Alt...

Plot a graph of altitude versus prevailing air temperature, using the following data:

Altitude, m:

0

50

100

150

200

Temperature, °C:

19

19.5

20

20.5

19

a. What kind of lapse rate exists between 0 and 150 m?


b. What kind of lapse rate exists between 150 and 200 m?


c. Do these data show a temperature inversion? If so, where?


d. Would fumigation occur if smoke at 20°C was discharged from a chimney at a height of 100 m? At a height of 200 m?

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