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extratropical cyclone

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000922

A cyclone in the middle and high latitudes often being 2000 kilometers in diameter and usually containing a cold front that extends toward the equator for hundreds of kilometers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000922
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymsextratropical low; extratropical storm
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoSubtropical cyclone
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000922",
  "term": "extratropical cyclone",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A cyclone in the middle and high latitudes often being 2000 kilometers in diameter and usually containing a cold front that extends toward the equator for hundreds of kilometers.",
  "synonyms": [
    "extratropical low",
    "extratropical storm"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Subtropical cyclone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/extratropical-cyclone/"
}

Record 922 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.