A) Why are streamlines and isotachs rather than isobars generally used for synop

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A) Why are streamlines and isotachs rather than isobars generally used for synoptic analyses in the tropics?

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Why does, a lower tropospheric inversion (the "trade wind" or "subtropical" inversion) exist over much of the northern tropics and subtropics? How do these inversions change between the eastern and central sides of subtropical oceans? what is the major energy source for hurricanes and tropical storms? How is rt different or similar to the energy source of midlatitude cyclones? Figure I depicts a wave cyclone at various stages in its life cycle. Label each panel appropriately (choose from: beginning of occlusion, occluded mature cyclone, a dissipating cyclone and an upper trough exciting a wave on a frontal band) and enter the fronts on each figure.

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1. Streamline-Isotach Analysis

This method consists of two sets of lines: streamlines, representing the wind direction, and isotachs (labeled in knots), representing the wind speed. The two sets of lines give a continuous representation of the wind field, from which wind direction and wind speed can be determined at any point on the chart. Familiarity with circulation patterns is a necessity when using this method of analysis.

ASYMPTOTES.

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