mesocyclone
/mez-uh-sahy-klohn, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-/US // ˌmɛz əˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- //
中旋风,中旋流,中气旋,中环
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Meteorology.
- : a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes.
Examples
The mesocyclone is not a tornado, but the parent circulation from which a tornado can develop.
If not a tornado, then a sudden blast of straight-line wind could have been generated if part of the mesocyclone itself descended to the surface as a microburst-like downdraft.
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