GATE XE 2022 Paper 1 — page 58

Questions 172–174 of 175. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

A drifter on the surface of the ocean forms inertial oscillation. The speed of the drifter is 2 m s⁻¹ and the Coriolis parameter at the latitude is 2×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹. The radius of the inertial oscillation is ______ km. (Round off to the nearest integer)

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Consider a tornado in cyclostrophic balance. The tangential wind speed at a radial distance of 500 m from the center of the tornado is ______ m s⁻¹, if the pressure gradient at that location in the radial direction is 5 N m⁻³. Assume the density of air to be 1 kg m⁻³. (Round off to the nearest integer)

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Consider two weather stations A and B having the same altitude. Station B is 5 km north of Station A and is always 2 K warmer than Station A. A steady northerly wind blows at 1 m s⁻¹. The change in temperature at Station A in 2 hours is ________ K. (Round off to one decimal place)

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2022 · Paper 1

Question 172

Question 173

Question 174