This honestly might be from this thread or this website, but a while back I found this great sheet from NWS Louisville that details the ingredients/indicators for various types of severe wx
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Another good textbookI'm just linking to the starting lesson here, but Penn St has some great reading material from its introductory meteorology course. Currently reading up on thunderstorms!
The Ups and Downs of Air Parcels | METEO 3: Introductory Meteorology
www.e-education.psu.edu
Confluence is directional convergence. Air parcels in a stream moving closer to one another.Could somebody explain to me what confluence is? I continuously read it, but can’t wrap my head around what it means.