Which city showed the largest discrepancy between NARR estimates and the mean annual precipitation values reported on the US Climate Data website (use first entry for each city) ? Seattle precipitation - NARR prediction: 104.36cm; Actual: 94.31cmTucson precipitation - NARR prediction: 31.88cm; Actual: 30.27cmAtlanta precipitation - NARR prediction: 120.41cm; Actual: 126.33cma) Tucson b) Seattlec) Atlanta

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Mara Contreras

2 May, 20:27

Which city showed the largest discrepancy between NARR estimates and the mean annual precipitation values reported on the US Climate Data website (use first entry for each city) ? Seattle precipitation - NARR prediction: 104.36cm; Actual: 94.31cmTucson precipitation - NARR prediction: 31.88cm; Actual: 30.27cmAtlanta precipitation - NARR prediction: 120.41cm; Actual: 126.33cma) Tucson b) Seattlec) Atlanta

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Kennedy Morse · Answer 1

b) Seattle

Explanation:

The discrepancy can be estimated by subtracting the value of the NARR estimates from that of the mean annual precipitation. Mathematically, we have:

Seattle:

Discrepancy = | 94.31 - 104.36 | = 10.05

Tucson:

Discrepancy = | 30.27 - 31.88 | = 1.61

Atlanta:

Discrepancy = | 126.33 - 120.41 | = 5.92

Therefore, based on the calculations above, it can be concluded that the city with the highest discrepancy is Seattle. The correct option is option b.