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WX 301 Pressure and Winds Exam
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WX 301 Pressure and Winds Exam 2024-2025996mb-Top
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Look at the surface isobars (black) and wind vectors (blue) above. Which above figure is
correctly drawn, assuming northern hemisphere? - Answer A
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Look at the surface isobars labeled in millibars (black) and wind vectors (blue) above.
Which above figure is correctly drawn, assuming northern hemisphere? - Answer D
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Examine the 500mb height contours labeled in decameters (black) and wind vectors
(blue) above. Which figure above is correctly drawn, assuming northern hemisphere? -
Answer C
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Examine the 500mb height contours labeled in decameters (black) and wind vectors
(blue) above. Which figure above is correctly drawn, assuming northern hemisphere? -
Answer B
Winds within the base of a trough tend to be: - Answer Sub-geostrophic
Which of the following forces is only important near the surface and destroys the
geostrophic balance and causes the wind to blow across the isobars from high to low
pressure? - Answer Friction (Drag)
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