Lesson 5: Vertical Motion and Stability
Assignment

This lesson focuses on terminology and understanding temperature, density, pressure and altimetry. There are two parts to this assignment, one short answer and one multiple choice quiz.


Assignment 1: Quiz

This is a mulitple choice quiz consisting of approximately 15 questions. Each question is worth 2 points. You will only have one chance at doing this exam. The multiple choice questions are automatically graded.

 

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Assignment 2: Short answer

Below is a sounding near Minneapolis on October 25th 2002. Notice that the lowerest layers of the atmosphere are saturated, as the dew point equals the temperature. At what layer, in mb or meters, is there a temperature inversion?

Email Jess your answers at jastaude@wisc.edu by Monday morning.

 



Assignment 3: Title of Assignment

 

 

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Assignment 4: Title of Assignment

 

 

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