THE MARTY BAXTER
260 STUFF
270 STUFF
The Atmosphere
Basic Trivia
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what are 3 courses marty teaches or has taught at CMU (looking for name and number like MTH133)
any of 3 MET 160,MET 260,MET 270,MET 275, MET 340,MET 470, MET 491
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sinking air and anti cyclonic rotation is what pressure system?
High pressure
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why are geopotential heights highest at the E-quator
WARM AIR LESS DENSE.
100
what layer of the atmosphere has nearly all of the weather
the troposphere
100
What is capital of Florida
Tallahassee
200
What is the U.S.A's snow to liquid ratio?
13:1 (if you said 10:1 you're free to leave.)
200
what are 4 elements needed for severe storms
Moisture, lift, instability and sheer
200
what part/parts of the jet stream have rising air?
Left exit right entrance?
200
List all the layers of the atmosphere in order from earth to space
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
200
How many elements are in the periodic table?
118
300
What is Martys favourite NFL team?
The Kanas City Chiefs
300
when does the continental tropical air mass appear?
the summer
300
(T/F) a positively tiled trough is generally associated with stronger lift and more rapid cyclogenesis
FALSE
300
what is the hottest level of the atmosphere
the Thermosphere
300
What is the sunk cost fallacy
a cognitive bias where individuals continue a behavior or endeavor based on previously invested resources (time, money, or effort) rather than current benefits
Ex: withdrawing more money to defeat the evil blackjack dealer.
400
what university did marty get hid Ph.D from?
St. Louis university
400
what meteorological scale contains small turbulent eddies?
micro scale
400
what is jet coupling?
when the divergent zone of one jet streak links with the divergent zone of another jet streak.
400
where does the atmosphere end?
acceptable answers: Karmin line, undecided, unknown, debated
400
what is the speed of light in m/s (will take within 5%)
299 792 458 m / s
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What year was martys snow to liquid ratio paper published?
2005
500
list all 5 steps of cyclogenesis
1. Stationary polar front 2.Cyclogenesis 3.Mature cyclone 4.Beginning of occlusion 5. Occlusion
500
Decode this METAR precip report RAE2056DZB47E58
Rain end 20:56 Drizzle begin 21:47 ends 21:58
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why does the stratosphere have an inversion?
Ozone absorbs UV rays heating the region.
500
What is this mans real name?
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.