12. Use spreadsheet software or a graphing calculator for this exercise. (Spotlight 6.1 on page 249 provides instruction for TI-83l84 graphing calculators and Excel.) Satellites are one of the many tools used for predicting flash floods, heavy rainfall, and large amounts of snow. Geostationary (GEOS) satellites collect data on cloud top brightness temperatures (measured in degrees Kelvin). It turns out that colder cloud temperatures are associated with higher and thicker clouds, which in turn are associated with heavier precipitation. Data consisting of temperature and rainfall rate measured by ground radar appear in Table 6.9. Because ground radar can be limited by location and obstructions, having an alternative for predicting the rainfall rates can be useful. (Save your data and work from this exercise for use in Exercise 32.)
Temperature (°K) | Radar Rain Rate (mm/h) | Temperature (°K) | Radar Rain Rate (mm/h) |
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195 | 150 | 203 | 44 |
196 | 150 | 204 | 39 |
197 | 150 | 205 | 39 |
198 | 118 | 206 | 35 |
199 | 109 | 207 | 38 |
200 | 95 | 208 | 31 |
201 | 63 | 209 | 20 |
202 | 66 | 210 | 24 |