Re: Question on NW SE Tilt
Posted by CypressTX on 8/19/2011, 8:48 am
from this:  http://www.atmos.millersville.edu/~adecaria/ESCI344/esci344_lesson08_tropical_weather_systems.pdf

AFRICAN WAVES

Wave axis generally tilted from southwest to northeast, and is opposite to
horizontal shear south of the jet.

o When tilt and shear are opposite, barotropic instability removes energy
from the jet and puts it into the perturbation (wave).
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