Article on the shear

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Article on the shear

Postby docd » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:02 pm

Here's an article on coastal convergences, known to us as the shear.
http://soaringcafe.com/2012/07/weather- ... eze-front/
You may need a cup of coffee before trying to decipher.

I'm starting to get it, but not much. When does it become stationary at the coast? Why does it mainly form when the wind hits the coast at an angle? And of course, how do we predict it's behavior?

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