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Jet streaks often occur away from jet streams. a. True b. ... Started by newyorker26	1 Replies 58 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by ebenov
Temperature advection does not occur when the winds do not cross the isotherms. a. True b. ... Started by mp14	1 Replies 101 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by softEldritch
Vorticity is always present in the atmosphere, even during fair weather. a. True b. ... Started by saliriagwu	1 Replies 63 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by meltdown117
Mid-latitude cyclones usually die out after they become occluded because there is no longer a ... Started by melina_rosy	1 Replies 70 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by carojassy25
Winds at the 500-mb level tend to steer surface systems in the same direction that the winds are ... Started by schs14	1 Replies 175 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Animal_Goddess
The polar jet stream removes air above the surface cyclone and supplies air to the surface ... Started by lracut11	1 Replies 98 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by fdliggud
Divergence aloft means that within this region, more air is leaving than is entering. a. True b. ... Started by leo leo	3 Replies 294 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by pratush dev
Storms typically form along the polar front. However, there are also storms that develop over polar ... Started by jho37	1 Replies 142 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by enass
The polar front theory of a developing wave cyclone was conceived in a. Norway. b. Great ... Started by kellyjaisingh	1 Replies 78 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by moormoney
On a surface weather map that shows an open wave cyclone, the warm sector can be observed a. ... Started by lracut11	1 Replies 103 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by brittiany.barnes
Which name is given to a large cyclonic storm system that forms in the middle latitudes? a. middle ... Started by tiara099	1 Replies 313 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by CAPTAINAMERICA
The development or strengthening of a middle latitude storm system is called a. convergence. b. ... Started by vinney12	1 Replies 141 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by ryhom
During the March, 1993 storm off the coast of Texas, a region of ____ air in the upper air above the ... Started by dollx	1 Replies 71 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by braelync
If the flow of air into a surface low pressure area is greater than the divergence of air aloft, the ... Started by mynx	1 Replies 252 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by vseab
Which of the following is associated with rising air motions in a mid-latitude cyclone? a. ... Started by vicky	3 Replies 160 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by sierrahalpin
A lee-side low forms a. over the central Pacific Ocean. b. near the equator. c. on the upwind ... Started by kellyjaisingh	1 Replies 76 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by carlsona147
A surface low pressure area with a deep upper-level trough to the west will tend to move toward the ... Started by anjilletteb	1 Replies 117 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by leahm14
When a deep upper-level trough is located to the east of a surface anticyclone, the surface ... Started by Pineapplelove6	1 Replies 179 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by janieazgirl
In a mid-latitude cyclone, an upper-level pool of cold air that has broken away from the main flow ... Started by theo	1 Replies 102 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by CourtneyCNorton
Strong storms that develop over water, poleward of the polar front, are called a. nor'easters. ... Started by altibaby	1 Replies 82 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by connor417
Longwaves in the middle and upper troposphere usually have lengths on the order of a. a few ... Started by fahad	1 Replies 105 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by mochi09
Rossby waves are also known as a. stable waves. b. shortwaves. c. tidal waves. d. longwaves. ... Started by tichca	1 Replies 83 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by mtmmmmmk
In a mid-latitude cyclone, the warm sector is located a. behind the warm front. b. between the ... Started by bio_gurl	3 Replies 152 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Koolkid240
A small, moving disturbance imbedded in a longwave is called a a. lee-side low. b. wave cyclone. ... Started by neverstopbelieb	1 Replies 50 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by ms_sulzle
Which statement about vorticity is least accurate? a. Earth's vorticity in the Northern Hemisphere ... Started by Sufayan.ah	1 Replies 58 Views	Jul 13, 2018 by Jossy