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Atmospheric trough

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002352

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, usually not associated with a closed circulation, and thus used to distinguish from a closed low. The opposite of ridge.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002352
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002352",
  "term": "Atmospheric trough",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Atmospheric Trough",
  "definition": "An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, usually not associated with a closed circulation, and thus used to distinguish from a closed low. The opposite of ridge.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/atmospheric-trough/"
}

Record 2,299 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.