Intro to Meterology Quiz 1

Source of Energy

Solar Radiation - Radiant Energy

Meteorology

The study of the atmosphere

Meteorology Branches

Physical Meteorology, Dynamic Meteorology, Synoptic Meteorology

Early Atmosphere

4.6 Billion years ago was mostly hydrogen and Helium gases with hot temperatures 110° to 230° F

Atmospheric Composition

Permanent Gases( Nitrogen 78.8%, Oxygen 20.95%, Argon 0.93%)

Weather Elements

Air Temperature
Air Pressure
Humidity
Clouds
Precipitation

Visibility

Climate

The average of accumulation of weather conditions or events over a long period of time

Layers of Atmosphere

The troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Atmospheric Standard Pressure

1013.25 millibar; 29.92 inch of Mercury

Temperature Lapse Rate

Temperature decreases with height in troposphere

Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate

The temperature decreases with an increasing height in an unsaturated atmosphere

Radiosonde

A balloon born instrument that measures and transmits weather data, pressure, and wind up to an altitude of 30 kilometers

Hypoxia

A condition experienced by humans when the brain does not recieve sufficnnet oxygen

Hypothermia

One’s mental and physical condition due to loweirng of human body temperature

NOAA

National Oceasnic and Atmospheric Administration

NWS

National Weather Service

GOES

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satelite

Weather

The condition of the Atmosphere at any particular time and space