*************************************** Vorticity Advection *************************************** Vorticity advection is he change in vorticity value over an area, which is most readily analyzed in the 500mb Vorticity chart. This chart is available every 12 hrs on AWDS or AFDIGS. Vorticity Advection may be positive (associated with upward vertical motion of air - divergence aloft) negative (associated with downward vertical motion of air - convergence aloft) or neutral, which is a lack of vorticity advection.