chapter 3 assignment Flashcards

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In confluent flow, the advective wind will

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increase

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When the heights are falling the isallobaric wind is

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convergent

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The advective wind is divergent when there is

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positive vorticity advection

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Downstream of a trough (region of PVA), the advective wind is

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divergent

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Upstream of a propagating trough the isallobaric wind is

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divergent

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For upper-level troughs the …………………… wind dominates

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advective

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Ahead of the upper-level trough, there is a net

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divergence

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Ahead of a low-level trough, there is a net

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convergence