Re: Re! Wow!
Posted by
JAC on 6/27/2010, 5:00 pm
There is an secondary component to the Coriolis force that only acts on TC's when they are on a due north track.
Has nothing to do with water temps, shear, LI, etc.
It is strictly a function of where a TC is latitude, its heading, and how fast it is going.
These components add an extra spin force on a TC that wouldn't occur if it is moving along a track other than due north.
I remember watching this effect on a TC a few years ago in the Atlantic between the Bahamas and Bermuda.
It was late in the season and shear was 30+ knots just about its entire life.
It spun up to if I remember correctly a Cat 3.
Take a walk back in time, starting in '38 and look for all the significant TC's that had a due north track.
A lot of notable ones in that club.
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