Convergence and divergencedivergence: Quick Facts

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Two diagrams show vertical cross sections of wave systems in the atmosphere. The top diagram illustrates a non-tilting system with convergence and divergence zones aligned vertically above surface highs and lows, while the bottom diagram shows a tilting system where these zones are slanted, affecting the distribution of convergence and divergence. Both include labels for troughs, ridges, and the level of non-divergence, demonstrating how atmospheric dynamics differ between the two systems.

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orographic lifting fluid flow Geostrophic motion laminar flow Navier-Stokes equation Stokes’s law Bernoulli’s theorem Torricelli’s law Reynolds number turbulent flow Froude number drag