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NOVEMBER 13 , 2013
Lab 9
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Meteograms
A time display of weather information for a single observing site
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• Temperature 21Z? __
• Dew Point 6Z? __• Wind Direction 8Z?
__• Pressure 03Z? __
23°F6°F
W1032mb
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Laboratory Exercise 14.10 a & b (20 POINTS!)
Researching the frequency of large hail (>2” diameter) in each U.S. State
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~nese/hail.htmUse Figure 15.40b for Part b.Part a.
Maine: ___ occurrencesPart b.
Area of Maine: _____ 10,000 mi2
Normalized Hail Occurrences = = 2.3 occurrences per 10,000 mi2
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3.5 (Using Figure 15.40b)
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Map of U.S.
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Tornadoes – Suction Vortices
Some of the most violent tornadoes contain smaller whirls that orbit around the center of the parent tornado, guided by the parent’s counterclockwise spin - Multi-Vortex Tornadoes.
Suction Vortices – smaller, whirling offspring within a larger tornado
Cycloid – looping damage path caused by a suction vortex
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Tornadoes – Suction Vortices
Source: wxbrad
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Tornadoes – Suction Vortices
Calculating maximum wind speed of multi-vortex tornado Rotational winds = 90 mph Moving North at 10 mph Suction Vortex wind speed = 35 mph
Maximum wind speed = (90 + 10 + 35) mph = 135 mph
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Enhanced Fujita Scale
Source: weather.com
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Determining Wind Speed of Tornadoes
Photogrammetry – frame-by-frame analyses of flying debris in a tornado yield the distances objects move over a specific period of time
Wind speeds can be calculated from these distances and time
Velocity = 23 mph
Object Weight (lbs) Exposed Surface Area (ft2)
¾-inch sheet of plywood
90 32
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Lab 9 Assignment
13.10 a, b, c14.3 a, b14.10 a, b (use fig. 15.40b for part b) (20 points!)15.1 a, d (see p. 662)15.5 a, b, c15.6
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