METAR
EDDF 312304Z 0605KT 8SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN070 13/02 RMK A02 SLP216 T01340023
What is the heading that the wind is traveling?
060 OR 60 degrees
What is global warming?
an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
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What is sea level pressure?
1021.6 Millibars
A Black Body can be described as...
A body that absorbs all radiation that hits it.
EDDF 312304Z 0605KT 8SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN070 13/02 RMK A02 SLP216 T01340023
What are the clouds like at 5000 feet?
Scattered
isotherm
line on a map connecting points equal temperature values
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How high up are the scattered clouds?
2000 feet
A streamline can be described as...
EDDF 312304Z 0605KT 8SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN070 13/02 RMK A02 SLP216 T01340023
"RMK" in the code stands for....
"Remarks" OR "Remarks to follow"
albedo
the fraction of solar radiation that is reflected off the surface of an object
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What is the temperature and dew point?
8 degrees and 4 degrees
The Urban Heat Island Effect takes place because of...
human activity in heavily populated areas
EDDF 312304Z 0605KT 8SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN070 13/02 RMK A02 SLP216 T01340023
What day of the month and time was this METAR done?
31st and 2304 Zulu (not zorro)
vorticity
tendency of an air parcel to spin
If I am at FL200, I am at ______ feet.
20000
A macroclimate is...
climate of a large area
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How fast are the winds traveling?
5 Knots (5 nautical mph)
westerlies
prevaling winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees & 60degrees latitude in the hemisphere
If I see "0305G8KT" that means winds are blowing at __ degrees at __ knots with gusts up to __ knots.
30;5;8
the dark, cold winter that would be brought on by nuclear war.