3. What conditions could have caused Storm 1 to have more rainfall than Storm 2?
Before Storm 1, Dayton could have been:
Responses
a
cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the cooler air parcel even higher and the air parcel gained more energy.
cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the cooler air parcel even higher and the air parcel gained more energy.
b
cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind caused the cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the cooler air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.
cooler than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind caused the cooler air from above the air parcel to move down, causing the cooler air parcel at the surface to lose more energy.
c
warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.
warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.
d
warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.
c. warmer than before Storm 2 and windy. Wind pushed more water vapor out of the warmer air parcel.
This could have caused Storm 1 to have more rainfall as there was more moisture in the air for precipitation to form.