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Synoptic Question
Weltsy
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Weltsy created the topic: Synoptic Question
Had an exam question asking to name the synoptic situation shown. I don't remember the options, but the picture was effectively four or five lows in a circle surrounding Central Australia. Anyone know what that is called? Hard without a photo I know, but thought someone might know.
Unfortunately that was not it. It didn't involve high pressure systems at all. Just lows.
Three of the options I was familiar with and one I'd never heard of. Maybe it was that. I'll keep searching online. It's bugging me.
Thanks though.
I was going to suggest a summer-time MSL pattern dominated by heat lows.
The heat lows often form a horseshoe trough (concave down) over the continent. If the heating is strong enough, the monsoon trough will move over the top end as Stuart has indicated.
Bingo. That's exactly what it was. I feel as though it mightn't have shown the dashed line though to throw me off. Thanks for figuring it out! Really appreciate it!
