Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris discusses (at length) one of the most famous equations in weather forecasting - the Quasi Geostrophic Omega Equation. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓

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Navier-Stokes Equation video - youtube.com/watch?v=ERBVFcutl3M

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