Sunday, May 8, 2011

Mapping and weather questions:




1. What is it about the pressure system stalled over Australia that relates to the weather over the next 4 days? The Pressure System over Australia at the moment suggests that the weather will be fine for the next few days. This is because a high pressure system is currently circulating over the country. A high pressure system generates calm and stable weather hence why the forecast is to be sunny for the next few days. 

2. What is the air pressure in each of the next 4 days for each of the capital cities? How does this correspond with the predicted weather for these cities?
THURSDAY:

Sydney: 1016 Mostly Sunny 
Melbourne: 1024 Mostly Sunny 
Adelaide: 1030 Sunny 
Darwin: 1012 Cloudy 
Perth: 1024 Sunny 
Brisbane: 1016 Partly Cloudy 



FRIDAY:

Sydney:  1020 Sunny
Melbourne: 1026 Sunny 
Adelaide: 1030 Sunny
Darwin: 1017 Partly Cloudy 
Perth: 1024 Sunny 
Brisbane: 1016 Partly Cloudy


SATURDAY:
  
Sydney: 1020 Sunny
Melbourne: 1025 Sunny
Adelaide: 1025 Sunny
Darwin: 1008 Sunny 
Perth: 1024 Sunny
Brisbane: 1020 Sunny 


SUNDAY:

Sydney: 1017 Mostly Sunny 
Melbourne: 1017 Mostly Sunny 
Adelaide: 1024 Sunny 
Darwin: 1008 Sunny 
Perth: 1016 Partly Cloudy 
Brisbane: 1017 Raining 







1. What is the contour interval (sometimes abbreviated CI)? Convert to metric. 
20ft converted to 6.096m 
2. What is the scale of the map? Convert it into the metric system. 
1.6km to every cm 
3. What is the gradient of the line? Calculate in metric system. 
o.o1125m