QG Diagnostics of the 6­–8 March 2013 Northeast U.S. Cyclone

 

Diagnostic scripts were provided courtesy of Tom Galarneau.  All calculations were performed using 1-degree GFS analysis grids.  The details of these diagnostic routines are available here.

 

 

QG Height Tendency (500 hPa):  Traditional Form  |  QGPV Form

 

 

QG Omega (700 hPa):  Traditional Form  |  S-T Form  |  Q-vector Form

 

 

Sutcliffe Development Equation (1000 hPa):  Total Forcing