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Dew Point and Lapse Rate Calculations

1. Using a sling psychrometer, the dry bulb temperature is found to be 24C and wet bulb is 20C. The dew point is 18°C and relative humidity is 69%. 2. Given the temperature in Denver is 80F, the expected temperature on Mt. Evans at an elevation 14,000ft above Denver's 5,000ft would be 30.5F. 3. If the temperature at the north rim of the Grand Canyon is 70F, the expected temperature 5,000ft below at the bottom of the canyon would be 97.5F.

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Dew Point and Lapse Rate Calculations

1. Using a sling psychrometer, the dry bulb temperature is found to be 24C and wet bulb is 20C. The dew point is 18°C and relative humidity is 69%. 2. Given the temperature in Denver is 80F, the expected temperature on Mt. Evans at an elevation 14,000ft above Denver's 5,000ft would be 30.5F. 3. If the temperature at the north rim of the Grand Canyon is 70F, the expected temperature 5,000ft below at the bottom of the canyon would be 97.5F.

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Dew Point, Relative Humidity, Psychrometry, Adiabatic Lapse Rate, and Cloud Formation Problems

1. Using a sling psychrometer it is found that the dry bulb temperature is 24C and wet bulb is 20C. Using psychrometric tables find the dew point and relative humidity. 24 20 = 4 Relative humidity = 69% Dew point = 18C 2. The temperature in Denver (elev. 5,000ft) is 80F. What is the expected temperature on Mt. Evans, which is at 14,000ft? Temperature lapse rate = 5.5F/1,000ft 14,000ft 5,000ft = 9,000ft 9,000ft(5.5F/1,000ft) = 49.5F 80F 19.5F = 30.5F 3. If it is 70F on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, what is the temperature at the bottom of the canyon 5,00ft below? Temperature lapse rate = 5.5F/1,000ft 5,000ft(5.5F/1,000ft) = 27.5F 70F + 27.5F = 97.5F 4. On an early summer morning the surface air temperature is 20C in Chestnut Ridge and the dew point is 10C. How far above the ground would you expect clouds to being forming? Temperature lapse rate = 1C/100m 20C 10C = 10C 10C(100m/1C) = 1,000m (1km) 5. If the tops of the clouds are 3,000 meters above the base of the clouds, what is the temperature at the top of the cloud? Temperature lapse rate (for saturated air) = .5C/100m 3,000m(.5C/100m) = 15C less 6. In the afternoon of the summer day in problem 2, the surface air temp rises to 30C and the high humidity results in a dew point of 27C. How has this changed the cloud base height? 30C 27C = 3C Temperature lapse rate = 1C/100m 3C(100m/1C) = 300m (the height at which clouds form)

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