Vertical Wind Shear (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Vertical Wind Shear

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Pattern showing how vertical wind shear (VWS) varies in the Atlantic. When shear is abnormally low in the tropics, it is abnormally high along the US coast. The lower dashed box shows the tropical Atlantic and the upper dashed box is where hurricanes must pass before striking the US coast.

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Courtesy of James Kossin

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