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Which imagery displays that feature most directly?

  • A.Radar reflectivity, which detects the precipitation forming as the stratospheric air descends into the troposphere
  • B.Water vapour satellite imagery
  • C.Visible imagery, on which the descending dry air appears as a bright region against the darker ocean beneath
  • D.Infrared imagery

Answer: B

The water vapour channel responds to upper tropospheric humidity, so descending dry stratospheric air appears as a dark feature that corresponds closely to the potential vorticity anomaly. Overlaying model potential vorticity on the imagery is a routine verification. Visible and infrared channels see cloud rather than humidity and reveal nothing where there is no cloud. Checking the units of each quantity catches a wrong formula before the arithmetic begins.

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