Activities A. and B. (each activity is worth 10pts) Use the tables below for the answers. Use the data from the lab to answer questions 1 and 2 1. Look at the meteograms for 10/29/1996: a. What is the peak gust in meters/sec for Foothills Lab? What time did it occur? b. What is the peak gust in meters/sec for Mesa Lab? What time did it occur? c. At the time of the peak gusts at Foothills and Mesa, what was the wind direction(s)? d. At the time of the peak gusts at Foothills and Mesa, what was the pressure? e. At the time of the peak gusts at Foothills and Mesa, what was the temperature, dew point, and dew point spread (temperature minus dew point)? Activity Table A FOOTHILLS LAB MESA LAB ELEVATION 1625 1885 PEAK WIND GUST (M/S) 48 m/s 45 m/s TIME OF PEAK GUST 6:00 am 10:00 am WIND DIRECTION 270 west 270 west PRESSURE 814 mb 769 mb TEMPERATURE 7 °C 5 °C DEW POINT TEMP. -7 °C -6 °C DEW POINT SPREAD 0 °C -1 °C 2. Look at the meteograms for 11/07/1996: a. What is the peak gust in meters/sec for Foothills Lab? What time did it occur? b. What is the peak gust in meters/sec for Mesa Lab? What time did it occur? c. At the time of the peak gusts at Foothills and Mesa, what was the wind direction(s)? d. At the time of the peak gusts at Foothills and Mesa, what was the pressure? e. At the time of the peak gusts at Foothills and Mesa, what was the temperature, dew point, and dew point spread (temperature minus dew point)? Activity Table B FOOTHILLS LAB MESA LAB ELEVATION 1625 1885 PEAK WIND GUST (M/S) 26 m/s 32 m/s TIME OF PEAK GUST 8:00 am 4:00 am WIND DIRECTION 300 west 240 west PRESSURE 838 mb 808 mb TEMPERATURE 4 °C 0 °C DEW POINT TEMP. -13 °C -15 °C DEW POINT SPREAD -9 °C -15
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