What is wind shear and how does it relate to clear air turbulence?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Wind shear is an abrupt change in wind speed or direction over a short distance (horizontal or vertical). Clear air turbulence (CAT), which consists of eddies that develop in clear air, can result from wind shear. Unsuspecting aircraft flying through such eddies, can rise or drop hundreds of meters due to wind shear.
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At which level are the jet streaks found that contribute to the development of severe thunderstorms?
A. 50 hPa B. 250 hPa C. 500 hPa D. 1000 hPa
The 500 mb pressure patterns displayed would bring ________ to Texas and the High Plains.
A) zonal flow, which neither suppresses nor supports storms,
B) a trough of low pressure, supporting storm formation,
C) a ridge of high pressure, suppressing storm formation,
D) zonal flow, supporting storm formation,
Why must we have a strain model when considering the relationship between stretching lineation and transport direction?
What will be an ideal response?
The dominant language in Bhutan is a member of the Dravidian language family
Indicate whether the statement is true or false