explosive cyclogenesis
noun [mass noun] Meteorology
The rapid fall of barometric pressure in a particular area, especially by at least 24 millibars over a 24-hour period at or north of 60° latitude: last week’s explosive cyclogenesis over the Atlantic was due to a clash of cold Arctic air with warmer air from the south...
- Other sea vessels were also impacted by the weather bombs - the colloquial term for explosive cyclogenesis.
- It's official name in the UK is explosive cyclogenesis, which sounds a little biblical, and no-less scary.
- However, following recent predictions of another explosive cyclogenesis, the Met Office said the front due to move across Britain over Boxing Day will be less spectacular.
Origin
1940s: see cyclogenesis.
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