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Assignment: Atmospheric Science
Part #1: How much water and energy are in a small storm?
The liquid water that is in a thunderstorm in the Midwest primarily comes from evaporated water from the Gulf of Mexico. When that water vapor condenses in the updraft of a thunderstorm, tiny liquid water droplets form and the storm is born. Let's calculate how much water and energy is in a small thunderstorm complex - the kind that pop up on a hot summer day. Please find the total number of gallons of water in this storm and also the total energy content of the storm expressed in megatons and joules. You must show your work to get credit.
Assumptions:
Each cubic centimeter (cm3) contains 7.5*10-7 grams of water (7.5*10-7 g/cm3)
The storm's dimensions are 20 km wide, 15 km long and 9 km tall.
1 gallon of water = 3785 grams of water
Each gram of water in the cloud releases 2260 Joules of energy as it forms those tiny cloud droplets (2260 J/g)
A 1-megaton nuclear bomb contains 4.18*1015 Joules of energy.
Water in the Atmosphere
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1. Write down the equation for relative humidity (RH) in the space below.
2. What is the air temperature in Celsius?
3. What is the saturation vapor pressure (SVP) of the air in your apartment?
4. What is the vapor pressure (VP) of the air in your apartment?
5. What is the dewpoint temperature (Td) of the air in your apartment?
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6. What is the dewpoint temperature in your apartment now that the RH is 50%?
7. What is the vapor pressure (VP) of the air in your apartment now?
8. What is the saturation vapor pressure (SVP) of the air in your room now?
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