explosive cyclogenesis en · NOUN
Etymology
From explosive (“from being the explosive (rapid) generation of an extratropical cyclonic storm”) + cyclogenesis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A decline in the barometric pressure of twenty-four millibars over a twenty-four hour period at or north of sixty-degrees latitude.
2000, John R. Gyakum and Richard E. Danielson, Monthly Weather Review, Volume 128, page 851, Analysis of Meteorological Precursors to Ordinary and Explosive Cyclogenesis in the Western North Pacific.
1986, Frederick Sanders, Monthly Weather Review, Volume 114, page 1781, Explosive Cyclogenesis in the West-Central North Atlantic Ocean, 1981–84. Part I: Composite Structure and Mean Behavior.
1985, SJ Colucci. Journal of the atmospheric sciences, Volume 42, number 24, page 2701, Explosive cyclogenesis and large-scale circulation changes: Implications for atmospheric blocking
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| explosive cyclogeneses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
meteorological bomb · bombogenesis · weather bomb
Translations (2)
ja 爆発性低気圧発生 (Translations) · cmn 爆發性旋生 /爆发性旋生 (Translations)