Hey everyone.
I've got a relatively easy problem that I'm struggling to get my head around.
The spacing between ISOBARS is 2hpa
The question is "If the pressure at Perth s 1015 HPA, the pressure at LAUNCESTON (LT) would be-
[b]A. 1005 hpa
B. 1007 hpa
C. 1009 hpa
D. 1023 hpa[/b]
The answer is [b]B[/b] and I was torn between[b] A[/b] and[b] B[/b] because both ISOBARS are nearly identical in distance to LT. I ended up choosing A because it "simply looked closer".
My question is, is it a thing to take the pressure of the ISOBAR before the location or after it?
Attached is the synoptic chart that was used for the question.
Thanks in advance.
I don't know where you got that chart from, but the spacing of the isobars on a mean sea-level analysis chart is usually 4 hPa. It is quite permissible to interpolate between two isobars if the location is half-way between two isobars. Launceston is halfway between two isobars, so you would normally use a value between the two isobars on either side of Launceston.
Bob
Thanks Bob for the clarity.
I have the AFT book which has your content as well as their own, just so happend to be in the AFT area.
Yea unsure why the question is set to 2 hpa when the standard is 4.
Good to know its silly question with unrealistic answers.
