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Fujiwhara effect en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who initially described the effect.

Meanings

  1. A phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.

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Synonyms

binary interaction · Fujiwhara interaction

wikipedia: Sakuhei Fujiwhara