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Leeside low

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015568

Extratropical cyclones that form on the downwind (lee) side of a mountain chain. In the United States, they frequently form on the eastern side of the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015568
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015568",
  "term": "Leeside low",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Leeside Low",
  "definition": "Extratropical cyclones that form on the downwind (lee) side of a mountain chain. In the United States, they frequently form on the eastern side of the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/leeside-low/"
}

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