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| Temperature at which a parcel of air reaches saturation at a specific water vapor content |
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| Percentage of water vapor in the air relative to how much water vapor the air can hold (changes with temperature |
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| What are the requirements for fog? |
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| 1) Light Winds 2)Moisture supply 3)Condensation Nuclei 4)Temperature below dew point |
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| Because of either cooling, or more water vapor in the air |
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| mass of water vapor in the air |
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| Conditions for Tropical Cyclone |
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| 1) Sea surface has to be warm so lots of evaporation can occur 2)There has to be convergence zones of low pressure 3) Need winds at upper latitudes (divergence aloft to create chimney) 4)need Coriolis effect 5)need pre-exisiting disturbance (storm) |
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| Low pressure system creates inward spiraling bend with a central eye and surrounding storm wall |
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