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Upper Left Panel You’re standing in front of the map wall and all you hear are those upperclassmen talking about vorticity maxima and minima and other foreign words that you don’t understand regarding the upper left panel and you’re feeling quite overwhelmed. Well, welcome to where you will find the answers you need to be able to understand and contribute to the map discussion. An understanding of this upper left panel is very important because the weather at the ground is a direct result of upper-level phenomenon. You will be able to better predict surface weather if you can recognize patterns in the upper atmosphere. This will be a basic explanation of what you are actually looking at when you see the upper-left panel and how it can be used as a forecasting tool. The journey may look difficult as you glance at the panel shown above, but it’s actually fairly easy. So, get ready, strap on your seat belt, and get ready for a fabulous ride through the world of the upper left panel: 500mb heights and vorticity. Heights Vorticity Using the Upper Left Panel Page Created By: Anneliese Sherer Jason Correll Josh Evans James Tobin Class of 2001