Cumulus Forced; pushed upward by external forces, i.e. lifting by surface convergence, topography etc. Active; growing upward from self-forcing, i.e. buoyancy,
Vorticity. The Law of conservation of Vorticity Relative vorticity is defined as The time rate of change of vorticity can be written by taking the equations.
NSF Hurricane Research National Science Foundation Pamela Stephens Geosciences Directorate.
The Diagnosis of Synoptic-Scale Vertical Motion in an Operational E nvironment
