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Weather

Of or pertaining to the state of the atmosphere and/or the science of monitoring, measuring and interpreting meteorological changes.

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supercell

Weather; Storms

This is a kind of thunderstorm that is characterized by the existence of a mesocyclone: a deep, persistently spinning updraft. For this basis, these storms are sometimes referred ...

supercell

Weather; Storms

Also known as a 'rotating thunderstorm', it is a least-common-occurring thunderstorm with a mesocyclone and a continuous, persistent rotating updraft that can stretch to more than ...