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Harry HayfieldU.K.
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If given any US zipcode I can give you a forecast (detailed for the next 24 hours and summarised for the next five to ten days) and explain what precisely is likely to happen | |
Thomas GrienerU.S.
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I can answer any queries concerning the how and why of meteorology,I have such love of this subject and wish to share as much information as possible with those of equal interest | |
Ryan HastingsU.S.
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I can answer general questions about meteorology and atmospheric physics, and more specialized questions relating to convective storms, especially supercells and tornadoes. | |
Donald RosenfeldAvailable
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Any questions (except private) answered from the 1st grade level on up pertaining to any aspect of Weather. I am a 20 year member of the American Meteorological society and a long time forecaster of eastern United States snow storms and Hurricanes. |
Hi Leslie Could be the first city is at a higher elevation or near the ocean; the answer probably would be the higher elevation because the temperature falls as you rise in elevation where the ocean
We can try taking this a piece at a time. 1. I'm not sure what you mean by "solution to the pressure balancing terms." There are an infinite number of solutions to those equations (I don't know what
I think it's safe to say tornadoes generally get their rotation from the parent mesocyclone; even if the vorticity originates elsewhere, like on the rear flank downdraft, it will still be drawn into the
Well, first off tornado outbreaks are not random events at all. They are caused by a number of well-known atmospheric processes, and it's not uncommon for the possibility of a major outbreak to be recognized
Hi Terry What a wonderful question!! I believe you're right; it would work like a land breeze that goes from the cold land at night to a warmer body of water- but, in this case, sunrise air would
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