Atmospheric Simulation: Rossby Waves

Here you will do a 4-day simulation of westerly flow over a bell-shaped mountain.

Air flow follows lines of constant pressure - how does the mountain affect the path of air?
Vorticity measures the rotation of the air. What do you notice about the rotation of the air as it approaches the mountain?
What happens as the air comes off the mountain?
How does the change in earth's rotation with latitude affect the Rossby wave?

Choose whether to plot pressure or vorticity
Pressure
Vorticity

Choose whether to have latitude dependence of planet's rotation
Latitude dependence
No latitude dependence