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Which curve on a hodograph indicates high streamwise vorticity?

  • A.A hodograph that doubles back on itself so that the wind at the top matches the wind at the bottom
  • B.A strongly curved hodograph in the lowest kilometres
  • C.A straight hodograph, since a uniform shear vector gives the greatest possible vorticity in the layer
  • D.A hodograph of zero length

Answer: B

Curvature of the hodograph means the shear vector turns with height, which produces vorticity aligned with the storm relative flow and hence large helicity. A straight hodograph gives crosswise vorticity and split storms rather than a dominant rotating updraught. A hodograph of zero length means no shear at all, and a closed hodograph implies no net shear across the layer.

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