Re: [Phys-l] hurricane question

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

At 12:27 PM 11/8/2008, John D., you wrote:
> ...
> Hurricanes are moved along by the wind, more-or-less the
> way clouds are moved along by the wind.

...this observation reminded me of perhaps the first scientific
weather observation from an American source considered
as penetrating -
 that the direction of movement of a frontal storm does not
correspond with the wind direction - indeed it could be
 verging on perpendicular to the wind, as noted by Franklin


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!