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- noun meteorology the process which leads to the formation of
tropical storms ,cyclones andhurricanes ; typically involves aninteraction that leads tovertical wind shear
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The combination created what Johnson called "cyclogenesis" -- the birth of a new storm in the Sierra.
Home 2009
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The combination created what Johnson called "cyclogenesis" -- the birth of a new storm in the Sierra.
Home 2009
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, bomb cyclogenesis is the formation of an over-land cyclone ("cyclogenesis") in a dramatically short period of time ("kablooey").
Boing Boing Maggie Koerth-Baker 2010
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, bomb cyclogenesis is the formation of an over-land cyclone ("cyclogenesis") in a dramatically short period of time ("kablooey").
Boing Boing Maggie Koerth-Baker 2010
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This kind of extreme drop in pressure is referred to as "explosive cyclogenesis" or "bombogenesis"
Midwest storm by the numbers Jason Samenow 2010
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I wonder then if the fact that it was warmer at the northern latitudes was a factor in TC cyclogenesis this year.
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It is shown that a large part of the variability of overall “hurricane activity” — which depends on the number of storms in a season, their duration, and their intensity — can be explained by systematic shifts in the cyclogenesis regions.
Bill Gray and the Atlantic Meridional Mode « Climate Audit 2007
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It is a pretty good bet, barring a hemisphere-wide rash of tropical cyclogenesis, that the period from June 1 – November 30, 2007 in the Northern Hemisphere will be the quietest TC season (in terms of ACE) since 1977 (also June-Nov).
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A change of at least 5-10 m/s in wind shear would probably be needed for a significant change in tropical cyclogenesis.
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A change of at least 5-10 m/s in wind shear would probably be needed for a significant change in tropical cyclogenesis
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