Engineering Sciences
GATE XE topic:atmospheric-science PYQs
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Questions 101–110 of 123. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
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The pair of variables that always exhibit monotonic decrease with height in the atmosphere is
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Correct order of the maximum vertical extent of atmospheric circulation cells is
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Analysis of an atmospheric variable shows prominent modes at 5, 40 and 1460 days. These modes correspond respectively to
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In a numerical weather prediction model with a horizontal grid resolution of 50 km, convective cloud processes are parameterized, because
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Figure below shows SST anomaly (in °C). It is associated with the phenomenon known as
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On the summer solstice day, the maximum incident shortwave radiation at the top of the atmosphere over the equator (up to one decimal place) is ________ W m
. (Take solar constant as 1368 W m
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In an isothermal atmosphere having a temperature of 15°C, the height at which pressure decreases to 1/10 of its value at the surface is ________ km. (Give the answer to two decimal places.) Take g = 9.8 m s
, gas constant R = 287 J kg
K
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At 30°N and 700 hPa pressure level, wind field is in gradient balance. If the gradient wind speed is 50 m s
and radius of curvature of the flow is 50 km, the corresponding geostrophic wind speed is ________ m s
. (Give the answer to one decimal place.) Take the angular velocity of the Earth as 7.3×10
s
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In a tropical cyclone over the Pacific Ocean, surface pressure at 500 km from the cyclone centre is 1000 hPa. Surface pressure at the centre is 900 hPa. Sea surface temperature and surface air temperature remain constant at 28°C and 27°C, respectively. Difference in potential temperature between 500 km and cyclone centre is ________ K. (Give the answer to two decimal places.) Take g = 9.8 m s
, C
= 1005 J kg
K
, gas constant R = 287 J kg
K
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A cloud forms by the lifting of moist air from the surface with the initial conditions T
= 30°C, RH = 80% and P
= 1005 hPa. If the vapour pressure of this parcel at 500 hPa is 6.5 hPa, the liquid water content of the parcel if no precipitation takes place is ________ gm kg
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