Homework SourseName Geos 110 Adiabatic Process Lab the mountain diagram 1 F
Name: Geos 110: Adiabatic Process Lab (the mountain diagram) 1) Fllin th lanks temperatures in Ceišjus) of the mountain diagram and answer the questions below. DALR 10 degrees C/1000 m WALR 5 degrees C/1000 m Dewpoint: 5 degrees C 300m 2600m 7- 1000 10 C Sea Leve A) What type of precipitation is falling on the mountain and where? B) What is the dewpoint at the summit?
Solution
A) The type of precipitation is orographic and as is evident from the table given below, the precipitation occurs between heights of 0 and 1000 metres above the sea level.
B) The drying air mass will follow the dry adiabatic lapse rate (= 100C/km) while rising up the mountain.
The dew point at the summit is -20 0C.
| Height (m) | T (0C) | Dew Point Td (0C) |
| 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | -10 | -10 |
| 3000 | -20 | -20 |
