Laurie211098
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Estimate the Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR) by using linear regression (to 4 significant figures). To copy the table above into Excel, you will need to copy all the data above excluding the headers, select a 13Rx3C region in Excel and do a paste special -> unicode text. This calculation assumes the temperature of running water in this tropical alpine environment approximates ambient air temperature.
Answer: K/m oC/km oC/masl
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[FONT="]How does this lapse rate compare with the global mean lapse rate of 6.5 oC/km?
Select one:
a. It's pretty much the same
b. It is orders of magnitude lower than average
c. It is orders of magnitude higher than average
d. It is a degree or two per km lower than average
e. It is a degree or two per km higher than average
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[h=4]Question text[/h]Estimate the 0oC elevation (i.e. elevation where the mean air temperature is 0oC) using your locally determined ELR. Note: this estimation assumes that rises in air temperature are constant throughout the troposphere
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[h=4]Question text[/h]By how much has the 0oC elevation risen (in metres) since the 1960s when the observed mean air temperature near the base of the Rwenzori Mountains (1101 mamsl) was 17.4oC rather than 18.1oC?
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[h=4]Question text[/h]The main icefields of the Rwenzori Mountains terminate below the peak elevation of approximately 4900 masml. By how much will surface water temperatures need to rise near the base of the mountains for the 0oC elevation to reach these last remaining icefields.
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| ocation | Running Water Temperature (oC) | Elevation (masl) |
| Mubuku @ Kurt Shafer bridge | 10.7 | 2565 |
| Mubuku, upstream of confluence with Bujuku | 10.5 | 2599 |
| Bujuku, 150m upstream of confluence with Mubuku | 10 | 2601 |
| Bujuku, 150m upstream of John Matte hut | 6.1 | 3262 |
| Bujuku, Upper Bigo bog | 8.6 | 3416 |
| Elena Glacier (meltwater 200m downslope) | 2 | 4508 |
| Elena Glacier (meltwater 300m downslope) | 1.4 | 4468 |
| Mubuku @ Akendahi | 5 | 3753 |
| Mubuku @ Kabamba | 6.3 | 3553 |
| Mubuku @ Guy Yeoman hut | 7 | 3501 |
| Mubuku @ Kicucu bridge | 9.3 | 2936 |
| Mubuku @ Nyakalengijo | 15.2 | 1547 |
| Mubuku @ Kasese - Fort Portal road | 18.1 | 1101 |
Estimate the Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR) by using linear regression (to 4 significant figures). To copy the table above into Excel, you will need to copy all the data above excluding the headers, select a 13Rx3C region in Excel and do a paste special -> unicode text. This calculation assumes the temperature of running water in this tropical alpine environment approximates ambient air temperature.
Answer: K/m oC/km oC/masl
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[FONT="]How does this lapse rate compare with the global mean lapse rate of 6.5 oC/km?
Select one:
a. It's pretty much the same
b. It is orders of magnitude lower than average
c. It is orders of magnitude higher than average
d. It is a degree or two per km lower than average
e. It is a degree or two per km higher than average
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[h=4]Question text[/h]Estimate the 0oC elevation (i.e. elevation where the mean air temperature is 0oC) using your locally determined ELR. Note: this estimation assumes that rises in air temperature are constant throughout the troposphere
Answer:
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[h=4]Question text[/h]By how much has the 0oC elevation risen (in metres) since the 1960s when the observed mean air temperature near the base of the Rwenzori Mountains (1101 mamsl) was 17.4oC rather than 18.1oC?
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[h=4]Question text[/h]The main icefields of the Rwenzori Mountains terminate below the peak elevation of approximately 4900 masml. By how much will surface water temperatures need to rise near the base of the mountains for the 0oC elevation to reach these last remaining icefields.
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