1. B ILL M C K ENNA & K ATIE P UCKETT 12.307 WEATHER AND CLIMATE LABORATORY FEBRUARY 25 TH, 2010 the balanced vortex understand smaller systems? properly constrained through the study of VAST phenomena can we

2. overview connections rotating fluids atmospheric flows experiment with a bucket analysis of a hurricane radial inflow the rossby number frames of reference the “fictitious” balance of forces geostrophic flow conclusion scatterometer particle tracker

3. ROTATING FLUIDS: the radial inflow experiment particle deployment with paths perceived by a particle tracker rotating in sync setup there’s a hole in the bucket (dear liza, dear liza)… solid body rotation! readiness check & its relation to the parabolic table

4. results ROTATING FLUIDS: the radial inflow experiment RAW IMAGE OF PARTICLE PATHS? Probably just drop this slide

5. duration of a particle’s stay in the vortex appears proportional to speed of system rotation 5.03 RPM 10.23 RPM 15.36 RPM would faster speed somehow imply a “more stable” vortex? results ROTATING FLUIDS: the radial inflow experiment

6. analysis rossby number as a function of radius

7. ROTATING FLUIDS: the radial inflow experiment theory what is radial inflow a balance of which forces two sorts of behaviors anomalies warranting investigation

8. ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysisbackground SATELLITE IMAGE OF ISABEL—WIKIPEDIA/GOOGLE SCREEN CAPTURE FROM THE NASA SITE WITH THE WINDSPEED FLAGS – LINK IN AN EMAIL STATEMENT OF A ISABEL FACT AS SLIDE TITLE scatterometer datasource geosynchronous satellite – static point of view on an otherwise rotating system

9. ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysis aftermath

10. ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysis aftermath

11. ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysisequations Ro =

12. Scatterometer data: Hurricane Isabel, September 18 th 2003 ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysisfigures

13. ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysisfigures TITLE STATEMENT

14. ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysisfigures TITLE STATEMENT

15. “dimensionless”/”scaleless” measure? ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS: hurricane analysistheory the rossby number geostrophic flow

16. connections Rossby number across scales…

17. “fictitious” forces