Temperature Advection


So what does all of this madness about the upper right panel mean? Well, one of the key things we can find is temperature advection. Sometimes, the isobars and lines of constant thickness overlap to form boxes, or solenoids, like in the picture. In general, the smaller the solenoid, the greater the advection is. Breaking this down into pieces, this makes sense. The wind is greater if the isobars are closer and the temperature gradient is greater is the thickness lines are closer. Putting the two ideas together, the smaller or tighter the box, the greater the temperature advection is. If the wind (flow around a high or low) is blowing from cold air, then the resulting advection is cold advection. If the wind is blowing from warm air, then the resulting advection is warm advection.



We hope you enjoyed this adventure through the upper right panel. Next time you go tumbling down the rabbit hole, take it one step at a time.

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