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    States. And since the prevailing westeries are from 30-60 degress its will effect where we live. Elevation As the altitude increases the temperature decreases in which it impacts the vegetation as well. In dry air the temp decreases at the rate of 1 °C for every 100 m of altitude. In moist air (when condensation begins)‚ the temp decreases at the rate of o.6 C for every 100 m of altitude. Surface temperature equals 25 Condensations begins 900 900/100= 9 25-9=16 1400-900=500 0.6*5= 3 16-3=13 People

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    Executive summary In this day and age we have so many forms of transport to take us far or near‚ but the safest and fun way to travel is by flying. Even though it is the safest way of transport accidents still happen due to many reasons. The factor this report will be dwelling on is the way weather phenomena affect these accidents. The purpose of this report is to highlight the possible dangers of certain weather phenomena and research ideas to help prevent these accidents from occurring again.

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    Red Bull Stratos Project by Mihaly Kiss Project Management Dr. Patricia Nemeth The need for the project The purpose of the Red Bull Stratos mission is to transcend human limits. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner ascended to 128‚100 feet in a stratospheric balloon and made a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His successful feat on Oct. 14‚ 2012 holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research

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    climate for Denver and Wildwood it mostly different. The average rainfall and snowfall for the two cities are polar opposites. There are many differences in the cities climate. For example‚ Denver’s altitude is way higher than Wildwood’s. Denver’s nickname is the “Mile High City” and with the altitude being so high causes the humidity to go down on a daily basis. Wildwood’s humidity right now is 62% while Denver’s is 23%. So yes‚ these cities have polar opposite climates. Denver and Wildwoods climate

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    Tundra climate is probably the most biomes that are influenced by the climate. Four principal factors that affect Tundra climate are the solar radiation‚ the temperature‚ and precipitation as well as air pressure. Solar radiation is very weak in Arctic or Antarctic tundra which is why polar tundra are often covered in the snow compared to other tundra around the world. However‚ in summer‚ there is more solar radiation which gets the temperature to rise. Alpine tundra zone gets more solar radiation

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    Gas analysis techniques Terms for gas analysis techniques  Concentration The term concentration describes the amount of a substance‚ expressed as mass‚ volume‚ or number of particles in a unit volume of a solid‚ liquid‚ or gaseous substance e.g. alcohol in beer or oxygen in air. Different units are in use to describe concentration in gases: Mass concentration Concentration expressed in terms of mass of substance per unit volume [g substance/m3 gas volume] ¢ Volume concentration Concentration

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    you will also find out what the ozone layer actually is and the parts that it is composed of. The Earth’s atmosphere is divided into several layers. The lowest region‚ the troposphere‚ extends from the earth’s surface up to about 10 kilometers in altitude. All human activities take place in the troposphere. The next layer‚ the stratosphere‚ continues from 10 to 50 kilometers. Most commercial airline traffic occurs in the power part of the stratosphere. Most atmospheric ozone is concentrated in a layer

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    The Doolittle Raid "Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan (Roosevelt)." Those were the famous words spoken by Franklin Roosevelt the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Roosevelt went on to say that because Japan and Hawaii are such a large distance apart‚ the attack was deliberately planned many weeks age. He also stated that during that time of planning

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    Object for Reconnaissance (IFOR) is an autonomous aerial vehicle that has been developed by BITS Pilani Dubai Campus students. The vehicle is capable of localizing itself using the SLAM algorithm‚ stabilize its attitude (pitch‚ roll and yaw) and altitude using PID controllers‚ plan paths around obstacles and navigate an unknown indoor environment with wall following guidance. In addition‚ it has been designed to be capable of pattern recognition which would enable it to recognize images and signs

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    The 1956 Grand Canyon Mid­air Collision              By Bryan Smith  Air accidents have been a common occurrence since the beginning of aviation. In the  early years they were viewed as an inevitability and even accepted as a consequence of man’s  quest to conquer the skies. Though there have always been attempts to prevent these accidents‚  not every possibility can be predicted‚ let alone planned for or prevented. Thus‚ in many ways‚  the advancement of aviation has mostly been reactionary‚ sometimes necessitating major events 

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