Machine-translated by Google. Questions are authored in English.
Top

Discussion

Which process commonly removes the capping inversion?

  • A.Surface heating through the day
  • B.Radiative cooling of the cloud tops, which destabilises the layer immediately beneath the inversion above
  • C.Subsidence
  • D.The advection of drier air into the layer, which lowers the lifting condensation level of the surface parcel

Answer: A

Daytime heating warms the boundary layer until a surface parcel can reach the level of free convection, which is why severe convection so often initiates in the late afternoon. Large scale ascent and low level moistening act in the same direction. Subsidence strengthens the cap rather than removing it, which makes it the opposite of the answer.

No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…

Post your comment

Please log in or register to post a comment.