Due West......Eye relocation?

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#21 Postby Derecho » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:05 pm

Coriolis, in and of itself, due to something called the "Beta Effect" naturally causes storms, all other things being equal, to move NORTH, not west (hence it's incorporation into the "Beta and Advection Models")
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#22 Postby Stormcenter » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:21 pm

Derecho wrote:Coriolis, in and of itself, due to something called the "Beta Effect" naturally causes storms, all other things being equal, to move NORTH, not west (hence it's incorporation into the "Beta and Advection Models")


Looks like Frances has started a westward drift.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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