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hodograph

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001303

A polar coordinate graph which shows the vertical wind profile of the lowest 7000 meters of the atmosphere. These plots are used to determine the advection patterns aloft, whether a thunderstorm will rotate, and the type of thunderstorms that you will likely see that day.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001303
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001303",
  "term": "hodograph",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A polar coordinate graph which shows the vertical wind profile of the lowest 7000 meters of the atmosphere. These plots are used to determine the advection patterns aloft, whether a thunderstorm will rotate, and the type of thunderstorms that you will likely see that day.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/hodograph/"
}

Record 1,303 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.