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Which level does a mesoscale convective vortex typically occupy?

  • A.The middle troposphere
  • B.The surface, where the cold pool of the convective system produces its strongest circulation of all
  • C.The tropopause
  • D.The whole depth of the troposphere uniformly, in the manner of a mature synoptic scale cyclone system

Answer: A

These vortices form near 600 to 700 hectopascals, in the layer of convergence beneath the stratiform anvil and above the evaporatively cooled downdraught. Their mid-level position is why they are often invisible on a surface chart yet clearly evident in satellite imagery and radar. A surface cold pool is divergent rather than convergent, and the tropopause level flow is divergent outflow.

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