Discussion
Which quantity is conserved in the absence of friction and heating in a barotropic flow?
Answer: D
For frictionless barotropic flow the absolute vorticity, the sum of relative and planetary vorticity, follows the parcel unchanged. This single conservation law explains the meandering of the upper westerlies and the propagation of Rossby waves. Speed changes because the pressure gradient force generally has a component along the flow, pressure changes as the parcel moves, and vertical motion is entirely possible in a frictionless adiabatic flow.
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