Methoden vergleichen

	Thermal Wind	Skew-T Log-P-Diagrammanalyse
Fachgebiet	Meteorologie	Meteorologie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1920s	1960s
Urheber	Jacobbian insights from geostrophic flow	Reitan, Skamarock
Typ	Wind-temperature relationship	Graphical thermodynamic tool
Wegweisende Quelle	Holton, J. R. (2004). An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (4th ed.). Academic Press.	Bluestein, H. B. (1992). Synoptic-dynamic meteorology in midlatitudes. Volume I: Principles of Kinematics and Dynamics. Oxford University Press.
Aliasnamen	Thermal wind, Vertical wind shear, Barotropic	Skew-T, Skew-T Log-P diagram, Tephigram, Stuve diagram
Verwandt	3	3
Zusammenfassung	The thermal wind relationship is a fundamental meteorological principle that links vertical wind shear to horizontal temperature gradients. It states that wind speed increases with height in the direction of warming—a direct consequence of hydrostatic and geostrophic balance combined with the ideal gas law.	The Skew-T Log-P diagram is a thermodynamic chart used extensively in meteorology to visualize atmospheric profiles of temperature, dew point, and pressure. Developed in its modern form by Reitan in the 1960s, it allows forecasters and researchers to quickly assess atmospheric stability, convective potential, wind shear, and other properties critical for weather diagnosis and prediction.