Moisture in the Atmosphere. Assignment 3. Due January 23


Purpose: to become familiar with how to obtain thermodynamic variables from a Skew-T/log-p diagram.

This assignment uses the sounding analyzed in Assignment 1 and the table of saturation vapor pressure as a function of temperature.

Determine the following variables at: the surface, 850 mb, 800 mb, 750 mb, 700 mb, 600 mb, 500 mb, 300 mb.
potential temperature (K)
lifting condensation level (mb)
temperature at the LCL (C)
mixing ratio at the LCL (g/kg)
wet bulb temperature (C)
wet bulb potential temperature (K)
equivalent temperature (C)
equivalent potential temperature (K)