What is a Vort Max?

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What is a Vort Max?

#1 Postby HouTXmetro » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:33 am

What is a Vort Max and what relationship does it have to the steering of Hurricanes.
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Re: What is a Vort Max?

#2 Postby Air Force Met » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:39 am

HouTXmetro wrote:What is a Vort Max and what relationship does it have to the steering of Hurricanes.


A vort max is the highest value of positive vorticity inside an area of positive vorticity....which indicates an area of cyclonic turning in the atmosphere (a trough). The presence of a vort max means heights will be falling as the vort max moves through...so it allows for the recurvature or turning of a hurricane because of a weakening ridge.
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#3 Postby HouTXmetro » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:46 am

Thanks, but if a trough is a 'ditch' of low pressure, I'm a little confused about the cyclonic turning part. I guess I will use Cindy as an example once well inland. If her tail created a trough, does that mean the vort max would be the center of circulation well inland?
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#4 Postby HouTXmetro » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:01 pm

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