Sunshine
% of suns rays that make it all the way to the ground
52%
The name for the atmospheric river that brings heavy precipitation in the winter
What is the "Pineapple Express"?
Which atmosphere layer do most clouds form?
Troposphere
These fronts are known as the "bulldozers"
What is a cold front?
8
% of sun's rays reflected back into space by clouds
17%
Location of the most frequent atmospheric rivers
What is the western side of the Americas?
Thin wispy clouds that form high up in the Troposphere
Cirrus
Name of the process in warm fronts where moist air catches up with cold air and slides up gently over it
What is "overrunning"
Rating where smoke from a chimney rises vertically
0 - Calm
41%
Atmospheric rivers carry this from the tropics on strong winds
What is water vapor?
Layered clouds that form towards the bottom of the Troposphere
stratus
Name for the dramatic lines of storms that develop along a cold front or a dry front
What is a squall or squall line?
What instruments are used to measure wind speed and direction?
Anemometers
% of suns rays reflected back into space by water vapor
0% - it is reflected by atmospheric gases and dust
Atmospheric rivers provide most of the world's water vapor transport in this direction
What is north to south?
Towering clouds that stretch to the tropopause
Anvil
Type of front where the direction of the front is the same as both the warm and cold front?
warm front
Name 3 types of anemometers
Solar powered, cup and hand held
% of sun's radiation that comes in dangerous shortwave radiation such as x-rays, gamma rays and ultraviolet rays
9%
Atmospheric rivers can be up to this length (in miles)
What is 1,000 miles?
Puffy cumulus clouds appear in what part of the troposphere?
low down
Type of front where clouds form
Stationary
Rating of a storm with winds between 47-54 mph
9 - strong gale