Mesocyclone

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A mesocyclone is a vortex of air, approximately 2 to 10 km in diameter (the mesoscale of meteorology), within a convective storm. That is, it is air that rises and rotates around a vertical axis, usually in the same direction as low pressure systems in a given hemisphere. They are most often cyclonic, that is, associated with a localized low-pressure region within a severe thunderstorm. Such storms can feature strong surface winds and severe hail. Mesocyclones often occur together with updrafts in supercells, where tornadoes may form. Mesocyclones are believed to form when strong changes of wind speed and/or direction with height ("wind shear") sets parts of the lower part of the atmosphere spinning in invisible tube-like rolls. The convective updraft of a thunderstorm is then thought to draw up this spinning air, tilting the rolls' orientation upward (from parallel to the ground to perpendicular) and causing the entire updraft to rotate as a vertical column. Mesocyclones are normally relatively localized: they lie between the synoptic scale (hundreds of kilometers) and small scale (hundreds of meters). Radar imagery is used to identify these features.

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  • Allgemeine Informationen
    • GTIN 09786130269814
    • Genre Geowissenschaften
    • Editor Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
    • Anzahl Seiten 84
    • Herausgeber Alphascript Publishing
    • Größe H220mm x B5mm x T150mm
    • EAN 9786130269814
    • Format Fachbuch
    • Titel Mesocyclone
    • Gewicht 129g

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