View Single Post
Old 01-28-2009, 05:36 PM   #20
Rose
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 498
Thanks: 62
Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CentreHarborEric View Post
I have no idea what an Omega is, but it sounds pretty convincing and when I see comments like 1.5 to 2.5 feet of snow, I get excited!
Omega is the change in pressure over time in the vertical dimension, so you can think of it as vertical velocity. For anyone feeling a little mathletic, here's a link to equations representing omega.

http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/omega.htm
Rose is offline   Reply With Quote