Re: Earl & PV Advection
Posted by JAC on 8/30/2010, 9:28 pm
Yes the 2nd graph places him off Long Island

Here is a link to a ppt file that helps explain what PV tracking is.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Faurora.aos.wisc.edu%2F~hoover%2FHurricane_Steering_as_a_Potential_Vorticity_Advection_Process.ppt&rct=j&q=potential%20vorticity%20hurricane%20track&ei=fFl8TMDjLtOInQfF8sz3AQ&usg=AFQjCNHN_LZTAtsmLTTxBy-V2okLOCEsMw


If you dig into it a little deeper, it helps explain why one TC will in general track in the wake of a preceding TC (they don't call it a train for nothing).

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