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Which equation provides an alternative route to omega?

  • A.The vorticity equation
  • B.The hydrostatic equation, which relates the thickness of a layer to its mean virtual temperature
  • C.The quasi-geostrophic omega equation
  • D.The thermal wind relation, which links the vertical shear of the wind to the temperature gradient

Answer: C

The omega equation diagnoses vertical motion from the vorticity advection and the temperature advection in the flow, and it is far less sensitive to observational error than the kinematic method. It is derived by combining the quasi-geostrophic vorticity and thermodynamic equations to eliminate the time derivatives. The thermal wind and hydrostatic relations are diagnostic relations among other fields, and the vorticity equation is one of the ingredients rather than the result.

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