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Which value marks the dynamical tropopause on such a map?

  • A.Ten units
  • B.Zero units, since the potential vorticity of the troposphere is negligible compared with that above
  • C.Two potential vorticity units
  • D.One potential vorticity unit, which is the value found within the middle troposphere at most latitudes

Answer: C

The two unit surface separates tropospheric air of low potential vorticity from stratospheric air of high potential vorticity and is the conventional dynamical definition of the tropopause. Some authors use 1.5 or 3 units, so the choice is a convention rather than a physical constant. Tropospheric values are typically a few tenths of a unit rather than zero.

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