NAS 125 Tidewater Community College Common Mechanism in Earth Atmosphere Lab Report

Use the climatological data for Sunday, September 8, 2002 provided on the second handout to fill in the table and answer the questions below.Miami, FL (~26 °N)Springfield, IL (~40 °N)Anchorage, AK (~62 °N)1. Daily temperature range2. Mean daily temperature3.Normal mean daily temperature 4. Departure of mean daily temp.from normal mean daily temp.5. Number of heating degree days6. Number of cooling degree days7. Hours of daylight Sunday8. Hours of daylight Monday9. Amount of daylight lostAnswer the questions on the back of the page.1© 2003 Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. IllinoisMiami, FLSpringfield, ILAnchorage, AKhigh temp. (Sun.)89 °F 92 °F 57 °F low temp. (Sun.)77 °F 66 °F 40 °F normal high90 °F 81 °F 59 °F normal low76 °F 58 °F 38 °F average wind speed (Sun.)6.9 mph2.2 mph2.5 mphprecipitation total (Sun.)0.08 in.0.00 in.tracetime of sunrise Sun.7:05 a.m.6:34 a.m.6:56 a.m.time of sunset Sun.7:32 p.m.7:17 p.m.8:40 p.m.time of sunrise Mon.7:05 a.m.6:35 a.m.6:59 a.m.time of sunset Mon.7:31 p.m.7:16 p.m.8:36 p.m.1. How typical was the weather for each city on Sunday?2. Was there precipitation?Can you get any information about the presence of clouds from this?3. How do you think the presence (or absence) of clouds affected the temperature?4. What is the reason for the difference in the amount of daylight lost by each of the cities?___________________________________________________________________________________________________Construct an engaging 2-paragraph initial post focused on one of the main processes important atmospheric energy transfer – conduction, convection, radiation, or latent heat of water. The paragraphs should address the following points: