"vort" terminology for peeps uncertain of which word to use

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"vort" terminology for peeps uncertain of which word to use

#1 Postby AJC3 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:25 am

Without getting into the scientific nuts and bolts, here is a 50-cent explanation of terms...

vorticity is a meteorological parameter, a measure of storm-relative cyclonic spin.
vort, vortex, or vortmax all refer to a localized center of maximum storm relative cyclonic spin (vorticity).
vortices is the plural of vortex.
vortice and vorticy are words that don't exist.

Calling something "a vorticity" is analogous to saying "a moisture".

Carry on... :-)
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#2 Postby 'CaneFreak » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:28 am

YES! :lol: I love it. This is great. In my opinion, it should be pinned.

AJC3 wrote:Without getting into the scientific nuts and bolts, here is a 50-cent explanation of terms...

vorticity is a meteorological parameter, a measure of storm-relative cyclonic spin.
vort, vortex, or vortmax all refer to a localized center of maximum storm relative cyclonic spin (vorticity).
vortices is the plural of vortex.
vortice and vorticy are words that don't exist.

Calling something "a vorticity" is analogous to saying "a moisture".

Carry on..
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Re: "vort" terminology for peeps uncertain of which word to use

#3 Postby thetruesms » Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:49 pm

AJC3 wrote:vortice and vorticy are words that don't exist.

Carry on..


All you needed for this post to be a winner was this part :lol: Everything else is just gravy
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Re: "vort" terminology for peeps uncertain of which word to use

#4 Postby flamingosun » Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:18 pm

This may or may not be the place to ask, but I keep seeing the abbreviation PV. Does that stand for (something) Vortex, and if so, what is the P for?
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Re: "vort" terminology for peeps uncertain of which word to use

#5 Postby NotSparta » Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:35 am

flamingosun wrote:This may or may not be the place to ask, but I keep seeing the abbreviation PV. Does that stand for (something) Vortex, and if so, what is the P for?


Potential vorticity, usually it's used as a measure for TUTTs, and usually +PV areas cause wind shear
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