Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Physics Definition - Vortex, Part 1

 A vortex exists in a fluid that can host convection.  We think of it as having energy, and a significant effect on the surroundings.  In the atmosphere they vary from tornadoes, to hurricanes, to very large systems.  

All weather action, by definition, stops at the top of the troposphere.  Above that is essentially vacuum.  Only the weather people could imagine something exists there.  At the tiniest scale, there is a rotation of particles in the stratosphere, associated with the rotation of the Earth.  I would call this the 'Polar Rotation', and has no effect on the weather.  The Physics Says No.

-to be continued

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thank you , continue…