Air Mass Movement
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QUESTION
Identify the wind direction if pressure is
1020
mb
1020\ \text{mb}
1020
mb
west and
1010
mb
1010\ \text{mb}
1010
mb
east at the same latitude (ignore Coriolis).
QUESTION
What is the most direct data-based claim if pressure drops from
1017
1017
1017
to
1009
mb
1009\ \text{mb}
1009
mb
moving east?
QUESTION
Which location likely has stronger winds: isobars
4
mb
4\ \text{mb}
4
mb
apart every
50
km
50\ \text{km}
50
km
or every
200
km
200\ \text{km}
200
km
?
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ANSWER
Every
50
km
50\ \text{km}
50
km
(closer isobars, stronger winds). Pressure drops
4
mb
4\ \text{mb}
4
mb
per
50
km
50\ \text{km}
50
km
vs per
200
km
200\ \text{km}
200
km
.
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