MTEOR 311 WEEK 11 SUPPORTING MATERIAL

Week 11 - Kinematics of the Atmosphere

See if you can see why (from the wind barbs) there is divergence or convergence in the areas indicated on this map

• Current surface moisture divergence

  Do the regions of maximum cyclonic vorticity on the map below appear to be due to cyclonic curvature, or to horizontal shear?

• Current 500 MB heights and vorticity and wind