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//This is where somebody better than me does their equation magic... 

Analogues in the Tank...

Several key differences exist between the earth and our tank experiment; after all, one is a three dimensional rotating sphere comprised of solid, liquid, and gas, complete with pressure gradients amidst the fluid as well as several means of thermal heat fluxes. Meanwhile, the tank is a two-dimensional representation, and the incompressible nature of the fluid leads to further behavioral differences.

At its root a large rotating cylinder about 0.6-0.7 meters in diameter and 0.25 meter tall, the acted as a representation of only one hemisphere. Towards the center of the tank, which one can envision "flattening" as a net against the hemispherical form of either the top of bottom half of the globe,

Atmospheric Data: Theory

Atmospheric Data: Analysis

Atmospheric Data: Results