Vertical wind shear in the tropics

  • December 16th, 2016
  • Weather
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  • peter.benovic

According to theory, the most typical circulation difference between mid- and tropical latitudes is there is almost no vertical wind shear in the tropics, i.e. there is the same wind speed and direction with the height. However, situation is much more complex in the reality. Nice example of the tropical weather complexity is the Southeast […]

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