The main difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm is that
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winds speeds are greater in a hurricane
Northeaster
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A name given to a strong, steady wind from the northeast that is
accompanied by rain and inclement weather. It often develops when a
storm system moves northeastward along the coast of North America. Also
called nor'easter.
,What events only form over water?
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hurricanes
On the Saffir-Simpson scale, a category 5 storm would indicate
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a very strong hurricane
ENSO
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A condition in the tropical Pacific whereby the reversal of surface air
pressure at opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean induces westerly winds, a
strengthening of the equatorial countercurrent, and extensive ocean
warming.
Microburst
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, A strong localized downdraft (downburst) less than 4 km wide that occurs
beneath thunderstorms. A strong downburst greater than 4 km across is
called a macroburst.
Longwave
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When the wavelength is on the order of many thousands of kilometers.
Supercooled cloud (or cloud droplets)
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A cloud composed of liquid droplets at temperatures below 0°C (32°F).
When the cloud is on the ground it is called supercooled fog or cold fog.
During the negative cold phase of the Arctic Oscillation, when Greenland is
experiencing mild winters, northern Europe usually experiences which type of winters
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cold
Shelf cloud
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A dense, arch-shaped, ominous-looking cloud that often forms along the
leading edge of a thunderstorm's gust front, especially when stable air rises
up and over cooler air at the surface.
Source Regions of Air Masses
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Regions where air masses originate and acquire their properties of
temperature and moisture.
If the flow of air into a surface low pressure area is greater than the divergence of air
aloft, the surface pressure in the center of the low will
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increase
Snow pellets
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White, opaque, approximately round ice particles between 2 and 5 mm in
diameter that form in a cloud either from the sticking together of ice
crystals or from the process of accretion. Also called graupel.
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winds speeds are greater in a hurricane
Northeaster
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A name given to a strong, steady wind from the northeast that is
accompanied by rain and inclement weather. It often develops when a
storm system moves northeastward along the coast of North America. Also
called nor'easter.
,What events only form over water?
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hurricanes
On the Saffir-Simpson scale, a category 5 storm would indicate
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a very strong hurricane
ENSO
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A condition in the tropical Pacific whereby the reversal of surface air
pressure at opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean induces westerly winds, a
strengthening of the equatorial countercurrent, and extensive ocean
warming.
Microburst
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, A strong localized downdraft (downburst) less than 4 km wide that occurs
beneath thunderstorms. A strong downburst greater than 4 km across is
called a macroburst.
Longwave
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When the wavelength is on the order of many thousands of kilometers.
Supercooled cloud (or cloud droplets)
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A cloud composed of liquid droplets at temperatures below 0°C (32°F).
When the cloud is on the ground it is called supercooled fog or cold fog.
During the negative cold phase of the Arctic Oscillation, when Greenland is
experiencing mild winters, northern Europe usually experiences which type of winters
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cold
Shelf cloud
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A dense, arch-shaped, ominous-looking cloud that often forms along the
leading edge of a thunderstorm's gust front, especially when stable air rises
up and over cooler air at the surface.
Source Regions of Air Masses
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Regions where air masses originate and acquire their properties of
temperature and moisture.
If the flow of air into a surface low pressure area is greater than the divergence of air
aloft, the surface pressure in the center of the low will
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increase
Snow pellets
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White, opaque, approximately round ice particles between 2 and 5 mm in
diameter that form in a cloud either from the sticking together of ice
crystals or from the process of accretion. Also called graupel.
