WX 327 Final Exam Questions with Verified Correct Answers

WX 327 Final Exam Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
Critical thickness - Answers-540 dam
Rockies - 546-552 dam
West - 522-528dam

LCL - Answers-Generally, marks the location of the cloud base

LFC - Answers-Adiabat hits the environment temperature
Parcel rises on its own

EL - Answers-Adiabat reaches environment temperature again
Parcel stops rising

CCL - Answers-Follow the surface dew point up the mixing ratio lines until it hits the
environmental temperature.
Most accurate location for cloud base in a convective situation

CT - Answers-Follow the CCL down the dry adiabat until the surface
Surface temperature needed for lifting without a mechanism

Tw - Answers-Follow the LCL down the moist adiabat to the surface
Coolest temp before evaporation

CAPE
CIN - Answers-CAPE - Potential thunderstorm severity
CIN - Sive of the cap

Curved Jet Streak
Trough - Answers-Enter - Converge
Exit - Diverges

Curved Jet Streak
Ridge - Answers-Enter - Diverges
Exit - Converges

Surface Cyclone - Strengths - Answers-Under divergent jet streak
Under PVA
Negatively tilted trough

Surface Cyclone - Moves - Answers-Towards WAA

Trough - Strengths - Answers-Under jet streak shear