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False warm sector

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-005538

An area of relatively warm air that appears to be a warm sector on a weather map but is not associated with the typical synoptic-scale dynamics of a true warm sector. This can occur due to localized heating or the advection of warm air from a different source. It lacks the characteristic pressure and wind patterns of a genuine warm sector.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-005538
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005538",
  "term": "False warm sector",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "An area of relatively warm air that appears to be a warm sector on a weather map but is not associated with the typical synoptic-scale dynamics of a true warm sector. This can occur due to localized heating or the advection of warm air from a different source. It lacks the characteristic pressure and wind patterns of a genuine warm sector.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/false-warm-sector/"
}

Record 3,471 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.