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Terms that pertain to the bulk movement of air.
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tornado emergency
Weather; Wind
A tornado emergency is enhanced wording of tornado warnings used by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States during significant tornado occurrences in highly populated areas. Although ...
storm spotting
Weather; Wind
Storm spotting is a specific type of weather spotting in which human observers actively maintain a visual watch of the development and progression of specific weather events while actively relaying ...
storm chasing
Weather; Wind
Storm chasing is broadly defined as the pursuit of any severe weather condition, regardless of motive, which can be curiosity, adventure, scientific exploration, or for news professions/media ...
mesocyclone
Weather; Wind
This is a vortex of wind within a convective storm. That is, it is air that ascends and rotates around a vertical axis, basically in the same location direction as low pressure systems in a certain ...
Westerlies
Weather; Wind
These are prevailing winds in the midway latitudes between thirty and sixty degrees latitude, gusting from the high pressure area (HPA) in the horse latitudes on the way to the poles.
Katabatic Winds
Weather; Wind
Winds bearing dense air that are going down a downward slope and can blow to winds as fast as 100 knots at a given time.
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