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Yolanda

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Briefly explain how airflow aloft aids the formation of cyclones at the surface.
 
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Earth's sky is blue during the day because:
 
  A) red wavelengths are lost as solar radiation passes through the vacuum of space.
  B) the sun produces more blue wavelengths that it produces in any other color.
  C) the molecules in the atmosphere scatter blue wavelengths of light.
  D) the atmosphere absorbs blue wavelengths of light.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Airflow aloft plays an important role in maintaining cyclonic and anticyclonic circulation. As long as divergence (spreading out) aloft is equal to or greater than the surface inflow, the low pressure and its accompanying convergence can be sustained.

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