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🌪️ Vortex Stretching Tornado Lab - 2D Plan View and Rankine Profile

2D companion of the vortex stretching tornado lab: plan-view tracers in a Rankine vortex, wind and pressure profiles, and the angular-momentum stretching curve.

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⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the vortex stretching tornado lab: plan-view tracers in a Rankine vortex, radial wind and pressure-deficit profiles, and the angular-momentum stretching curve with four numerical checks.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install