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Re: [Phys-L] Polar Vortex

Gaaack! On 01/07/2014 02:08 PM, I didn't follow my own advice.

Remember: The same logic produces opposite answers when applied
at the surface and then re-applied aloft.

What I should have said is:

pressure and pressure and
vertical circulation at circulation
latitude flow SURFACE ALOFT
-------- -------- -------------- ------------
60° rising low, CCW high, CW
90° descending high, CW low, CCW

Sheesh. Sorry. I've been kinda distracted lately.

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Also: Pictures of the polar vortex /in the stratosphere/ a year ago:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/16/1179397/-Sudden-Stratospheric-Warming-Split-the-Polar-Vortex-in-Two