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    How Does Air Temperature and Pressure Affect Density Calculations?

    A weather station at the airport measured a station pressure of 1014 mb. The density of dry air is 1.3 kg/m^3. The gas constant for dry air, R, is 287 J/kg-K. Calculate the temperature of the dry air at the airport. 1 mb = 100 J/m ^3 AND The surface pressure at the airport then decreased to...
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    The Comfort Inside Igloos & Snowcaves Explained by Kirchoff's Law

    Snow behaves like a black-body with respect to infrared radiation. Given this fact, explain why is it not surprising that inhabited igloos and snowcaves are characterized by comfortable temperatures inside. HINT: (Kirchoff's Law will help explain this)