1. Calculate the temperature of the parcel at the following elevation as it rises up the windward side of the mountain: (Show your work!)
- 1,000 feet
2. Calculate the temperature of the parcel at the following elevation as it rises up the windward side of the mountain: (Show your work!)
- 3,000 feet
3. Calculate the temperature of the parcel at the following elevation as it rises up the windward side of the mountain: (Show your work!)
- 6,000 feet
4. After the parcel of air has descended down the lee side of the mountain to sea level, what is the temperature of the parcel? (Show your work!)
5. Why is the parcel now warmer than it was at sea level on the windward side (What is the source of the heat energy)?
6. On the windward side of the mountain, is the relative humidity of the parcel increasing or decreasing as it rises from sea level to 3,000 ft?
7. Why on the windward side of the mountain is the relative humidity increasing or decreasing?
8. On the leeward side of the mountain, is the relative humidity of the parcel increasing or decreasing as it descends from 6,000 ft to sea level?
9. Why on the leeward side of the mountain is the relative humidity increasing or decreasing?