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WAVE CYCLONE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

A cyclone that forms and moves along a front.

OBS

The circulation about the cyclone center tends to produce a wavelike deformation of the front. The wave cyclone is the most frequent form of extratropical cyclone (or low). It was the purpose of the wave theory of cyclones to explain its life cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Système de basse pression qui se forme au sommet d'une distorsion frontale en forme d'ondulation.

CONT

Le diagramme suivant représente le plan d'un cyclone ondulatoire mature qui est typique des moyennes latitudes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Sistema de baja presión que se forma en la cresta de un frente sometido a una deformación ondulatoria.

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