Hi all, can someone direct me to a website that explains what things like:
Outliers
Slack air
Sliders
And other such descriptions/nuances mean??
Thanks in advance!
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Originally Posted by: Russwirral
hmm, I doubt there is any website that provide answer for Slang terms, but ill give it a go. Ive Bolded terms which you will find info on the internet.
Outliers
on the ensembles ther tends to be trends to follow, milder or colder, or even stable. Usually an outlier is unique ensemble that trends very differently to the rest of the ensemble members.
Slack air
My best interpretation of this - would be slack areas of Low pressure- or even High pressure. Systems either between two larger systems that have all the energy within them... or simply a decaying area of pressure. Typical weather you would expect is decaying or less severe weather phenomena. ie Less wind, less intense rainfall, perhaps less intense temperature gradients.
Sliders
When we refer to Slider Lows we usually mean Low pressure which split from the usual course from mid atlantic up to iceland, and rather diverge from the mother low and reconnect with Low pressures usually over the med. Usually asscociated with Scandinavian based High pressure systems.
http://rgsweather.com/tag/slider-low/
This gives diagramatic detail.
These can produce alot of snowfall to the UK (if you remain on the cold side)
Last winter was dominated by such features, with weather systems running up to cold air over the uk stalling then falling south over to France leaving the uk in the colder air, a pretty much perfect weather scenario for widespread snow to the uk.
If you have the time, suggest you have a look at the GFS archives to see them develop and move.
Originally Posted by: VIRTUAL STORMCHASER