{"id":17193,"date":"2019-05-16T18:45:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/?p=17193"},"modified":"2019-05-17T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T16:25:44","slug":"17193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/ewp\/2019\/05\/16\/17193\/","title":{"rendered":"Velocity Gradient – A product that is even cooler than it sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s even better than AzShear?<\/p>\n

AzShear + DivShear = Velocity Gradient<\/p>\n

Below is a look at AzShear down low with an approaching QLCS. Fairly noisy right?<\/p>\n

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Here is another view using DivShear – in other words, divergence along a radial similar to how shear is computed across radials. The convergence (i.e., negative divergence) shows up nicely, eh?<\/p>\n

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Now combining those fields together with Velocity Gradient, things really start to jump.<\/p>\n

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Look how well DivShear works with MARCs , too:<\/p>\n

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Certainly better than AzShear when it comes to mid-level convergence…<\/p>\n

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And then putting them together for Velocity Gradient…<\/p>\n

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Now, closer to the QLCS “summit”, we see fairly coherent DivShear…<\/p>\n

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And this is how Velocity Gradient shows it.<\/p>\n

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Hoping to show some extremely cool results with these fields involving a QLCS mesovortex later in this case if time permits…<\/p>\n

#MarfaFront<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What’s even better than AzShear? AzShear + DivShear = Velocity Gradient Below is a look at AzShear down low with an approaching QLCS. Fairly noisy right? Here is another view… <\/p>\n

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