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For a storm to develop, air parcels from the ground and the lower atmosphere have to get lifted to the higher atmosphere. The trigger for this to happen, is the instability of the air. warm air from the ground gets lifted while cold air from the higher atmosphere gets descended, thus the barycenter of the atmosphere gets lowered. The energy freed by this is the storm.
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Is a lifting force part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form?
You can have an unstable atmosphere with good potential for thunderstorms, but to actually trigger those storms you need something to start air moving upward. Cool air rising through warm air
How did the storms in the dust bowl contribute to economic problems?
The Dust Bowl contribute to economic problem by how dangerous it is.
What conditions are most favorable for the development of a tornado?
Conditions that favor the formation of supercells, the storms that produce most tornadoes include:Warm moist air in the lower troposphere.Cool air in the upper troposphere.A layer of warm air about a mile above the groundStrong wind shear, especially at lower levelsA source of weak to modest lift, usually from a cold front, dry line, or cyclone.Tornadoes, especially strong ones, are most likely to developif the relative humidity is high enough to produce a low cloud base.
Which will NOT cause air to become unstable?
subsidence of an air column
What type of air masses are involved with a typhoon?
Air masses are not involved in typhoons because these are tropical storms, as opposed to mid-latitude cyclones. The air in these storms is homogeneously tropical.
When stable air is forced to rise are storms expected?
No when stable air is lifted and there is enough moisture, you can see the formation of clouds and possible showers. Thunderstorms develop when unstable air is lifted.
Is a lifting force part of the recipe for a thunderstorm to form?
You can have an unstable atmosphere with good potential for thunderstorms, but to actually trigger those storms you need something to start air moving upward. Cool air rising through warm air
What causes air to become more unstable?
what is the only way air can become unstable
How did the storms in the dust bowl contribute to economic problems?
The Dust Bowl contribute to economic problem by how dangerous it is.
What condition are necessary for the formation of the?
a warm, moist, and unstable air massa warm, moist, and unstable air mass
Do tornadoes occur more in the morning or the evening?
More in the afternoon because that is when the air is warmest and thus has the most energy to power storms.
What conditions are most favorable for the development of a tornado?
Conditions that favor the formation of supercells, the storms that produce most tornadoes include:Warm moist air in the lower troposphere.Cool air in the upper troposphere.A layer of warm air about a mile above the groundStrong wind shear, especially at lower levelsA source of weak to modest lift, usually from a cold front, dry line, or cyclone.Tornadoes, especially strong ones, are most likely to developif the relative humidity is high enough to produce a low cloud base.
What are characteristics of a moist unstable air mass?
An unstable air mass is where warm and cold air meet. A boundary forms between them. the cold air Mass may slide under the warm one and lift up weather that becomes unstable. That could mean that a storm is coming
Does unstable air is typical of cool winter air masses?
No
Which will NOT cause air to become unstable?
subsidence of an air column
Why Does a tornado happen when air masses interact?
The tornado is not a direct result of the interacting air masses. When a warm and cold air mass collide the warm air, being less dense, is forced upward. If the warm air mass is unstable enough, this upward forcing triggers the formation of thunderstorms. If other conditions are right, these storms may go on to produce tornadoes.
What is the difference between unstable and stable air?
. Unstable air, if lifted, will rise by itself without any forcing. Stable air, if lifted, will tend to sink back down.,
