Northern Territory Tropical Depression Jan 2006: Wind vectors and zonal wind strength

Vertical vorticity at selected pressure levels

The following plots show contours of vertical vorticity during the genesis and mature stage of the disturbances. Contour levels are: thick contours 10-4 s-1 s-1; thin contours 2*10-5 s-1; Negative contours blue/dashed. Regions of cyclonic > 2*10-5 s-1 are shaded pink; regions of anticyclonic vorticity < -2*10-5 s-1 shaded light blue.


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