Recent questions tagged atmospheric-science

​​​​​Which one of the following is the main cause of the land-sea temperature contrast that drives phenomena like sea breeze and the Indian summer monsoon?Difference in t...

​​​​The directions of the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre and the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre are $\_\_\_\_\_$ and $\_\_\_\_\_$, respectively.clockwise; counter-clockw...

​​​​​The time period of the inertial oscillation at a location $\textsf{R}$ is $1.5$ times that of a particle moving at a speed of $0.5 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$ at a...

Acceleration due to Coriolis force of a water parcel at a location $\mathrm{P}\left(67^{\circ} \mathrm{E}, 20^{\circ} \mathrm{N}\right)$ moving with a speed of $0.35 \mat...

​​​​A rotating weather system has a tangential velocity of $100 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$, diameter of $1 \: \mathrm{ km}$ , and located at a latitude where the Corio...

​​​​​The north-Atlantic deep-water is associated with $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$low temperature and low salinityhigh temperature and high salinityhigh temperature and low salinityl...

​​​In the figures given below, $\mathbf{L}$ and $\mathbf{H}$ indicate low and high pressure centers, respectively; $\mathbf{PGF}$, $\mathbf{CoF}$ and $\mathbf{CeF}$ indic...

The solar constant for the Earth is $1368 \mathrm{~W} \mathrm{~m}^{-2}$. Consider the planet Jupiter whose mass is $320$ times that of the Earth and distance from the Sun...

A column of air mass extending from surface to a height of $10 \:\mathrm{km}$ moving eastward along $30^{\circ} \: \mathrm{N}$ strikes a north-south oriented mountain ran...

The Sea Surface Temperature, Air Temperature and $10 \: m$ Wind Speed at the locations $\textsf{P}$ and $\textsf{Q}$ are given in the table below.[Assume the density of a...

A westerly wind is blowing in the Northern Hemisphere. What is the direction of net mass transport in the Ekman layer?SouthwardNorthwardNorth-EastwardSouth-Westward

Which one of the following feature is NOT necessary for the formation of Indian summer monsoon?Land-sea temperature contrastEl NiñoSeasonal reversal of windsMeridional pr...

Transfer of energy between ocean and atmosphere in the form of sensible heat flux is due todifference in specific humidity between ocean and atmospheredifference in tempe...

Which of the following is a correct statement?Tropics receive more incoming short-wave radiation than the outgoing long-wave radiation.Polar regions do not emit any long-...

A value of outgoing long-wave radiation $\text{(OLR)}$ $<200 \mathrm{~W} \mathrm{~m}^{-2}$ over the tropical oceans indicates ___________high pressure regiondeep convecti...

Svedrup's equation deals with:curl of wind stresspressure gradient forcevariation of Coriolis force with latitudemeridional transport of sea water

Consider an atmospheric flow at $45^{\circ} \mathrm{N}$, which is parallel to latitude and isobars. Which of the following is/are true when there is no friction?Flow is i...

Billow clouds indicate:turbulence in the atmospherevertical shear of the windheavy precipitationuniform winds

The given figure shows a schematic of dry, moist, and environmental lapse rates. Which of the following is/are correct statements?The lapse rate of environment below $5$ ...

Balance of forces and different types of flows/weather phenomena in the northern hemisphere are given. Match the following:Balance of forcesFlow type/weather phenomenaP. ...