Using the Upper Left Panel


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Questions - Using the Upper Left Panel

1. Find the highest vorticity. Where is is closest to?
A. Seattle, WA
B. Peoria, IL
C. Little Rock, AR
D. Bangor, ME


2. What is occurring in northeast Arkansas?
A. Intense PVA
B. Intense NVA
C. Weak PVA
D. Weak NVA


3. What is occurring in Washington State?
A. Intense PVA
B. Intense NVA
C. Weak PVA
D. Weak NVA


4. Where is storm development most likely to occur?
A. Alabama
B. Indiana
C. Arkansas
D. New York


5. Where is upper level convergence occurring?
A. Seattle, WA
B. Columbus, OH
C. Flagstaff, AZ
D. Albany, NY


6. Note the vorticity minima under the high off California. Mimima under zero, like this one, are rare because they require:
A. Relative vorticity to be weakly positive and planetary vorticity to be strongly negative
B. Planetary vorticity to be weakly positive and relative vorticity to be strongly negative
C. Both planetary and relative vorticity to be negative
D. Model errors since vorticities less than zero cannot exist


7. Interpolate the 500 mb height at Cheyenne, WY (southeastern part of the state). It is closest to:
A. 561 dekameters
B. 564 dekameters
C. 567 dekameters
D. 570 dekameters