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Using a physical analog to show why variations in fluid density along a pressure surface create vorticity. Referred to as "baroclinicity", the process played an outsized role in providing spin for a tornadic supercell along an outflow boundary near Lubbock TX earlier today.

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Ethan Moriarty1 year ago

Dude, your explainers and visualizations are top-tier. Love these so much.

Sam Brandt1 year ago

Thank you!!

Will - TornadoTRX1 year ago

Dude these are so good please keep making them

Sam Brandt1 year ago

No plans to stop!

Ethan B1 year ago

The GOAT with another beautiful demonstration 👍

Saheb Singh1 year ago

Literally made a video a week ago talking about the research of baroclinicity and it's research during Goshen County Supercell (2009), great to see a visual of it too 😃👍🏾

Tyler K1 year ago

the simplicity of these is unmatched. Love it

YYZ-RUSH1 year ago

This is F awesome!

Hammock Enjoyer 🌴😎🌴1 year ago

Wow, I never thought of it that way. Excellent demonstration.

Malleus Verum1 year ago

Very nice description. I believe that you can get close to 0.01 s^-1 ingesting into a storm like this one or the one that hammered MAF in 5/30/24. But is it spelled baroclinicity or baroclinity?

Sam Brandt1 year ago

Either spelling is accepted. I prefer baroclinicity because it is consistent with other English words (like how we say an electric process involves electricity, not electrity)

Quack 🦆 (Charly)1 year ago

Wow, solo wow. Spiegami la vita Sam ti prego.

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