Subject: Re: NEXRAD & bird migrations
Date: Mar 12 02:27:50 1997
From: jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca - jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca




> 5. Birds do not migrate in a straight line. They follow wind patterns
> or what the weathermen call Isotherms.

One minor correction in an otherwise very useful post: Isotherms are lines
drawn along the same temperature. I think what the writer was looking for
was "streamlines" which are lines of similar wind direction. Streamlines
often blow at angles to isotherms (otherwise we wouldn't warm up much!).

- Jack


Jack Bowling
Prince George, BC
jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca