Atmosphere and Weather

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Across
  1. 3. Largest cell of the tricellular model
  2. 5. _____ winds. Regular easterly winds that move towards the ITCZ.
  3. 7. The layer of the atmosphere where a majority of the water vapour is found.
  4. 8. Microscopic particles that attract water.
  5. 10. _____ humidity. The mass of water vapour in a given volume of air in grams per cubic metre.
  6. 12. When a rising parcel of unsaturated air cools more rapidly then the air around it.
  7. 13. Why cities are often warmer then surrounding areas.
  8. 18. Cloud at ground level
  9. 20. Type of rainfall caused by local ground surface heating
  10. 21. the level of reflectivity of a surface
Down
  1. 1. When warm air overlies colder air.
  2. 2. A warm dry wind that decends on the lee side of a mountain.
  3. 4. When relative humidity reaches 100%
  4. 6. High altitude winds found between cells.
  5. 9. High level wispy clouds that indicate stability
  6. 11. ______ cooling. Type of cooling that can lead to fog or dew forming.
  7. 14. When warm moist air flows horizontally over a cooler surface.
  8. 15. Acronym for a rising and falling parcel of air that does not reach 100% RH
  9. 16. incoming solar radiation
  10. 17. Type of rainfall caused by a meeting of cold and warm air masses.
  11. 19. CH4