Practice - Estimation of Mixing Height
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Practice Questions
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What is mixing height?
💡 Hint: Think about air mixing and pollutant dispersion.
Define environmental lapse rate.
💡 Hint: Remember it relates to temperature changes as altitude changes.
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What is mixing height?
💡 Hint: Think about air movement and pollution.
True or False: The adiabatic lapse rate is always -9.8°C/km.
💡 Hint: Consider how environmental conditions might alter the rate.
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Challenge Problems
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If a city has different air quality readings throughout the day, how would knowledge of mixing height and lapse rates influence governmental air quality regulations?
💡 Hint: Consider how atmospheric conditions change throughout the day.
A factory emits pollutants during morning inversions. How might the evidence from mixing height predict health risks for nearby residents?
💡 Hint: Think about how trapping pollutants could affect air quality.
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