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Pressure-fall center

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-008139

A point or area on a synoptic chart that exhibits the largest negative pressure tendency, meaning the atmospheric pressure is decreasing most rapidly. These centers are identified by closed isallobars on a pressure-change chart. The movement of a surface low-pressure system is closely related to the location of the associated pressure-fall center, which is found ahead of the advancing cyclone.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-008139
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymscenter of falls; katallobaric center; isallobaric minimum; isallobaric low
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008139",
  "term": "Pressure-fall center",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A point or area on a synoptic chart that exhibits the largest negative pressure tendency, meaning the atmospheric pressure is decreasing most rapidly. These centers are identified by closed isallobars on a pressure-change chart. The movement of a surface low-pressure system is closely related to the location of the associated pressure-fall center, which is found ahead of the advancing cyclone.",
  "synonyms": [
    "center of falls",
    "katallobaric center",
    "isallobaric minimum",
    "isallobaric low"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/pressure-fall-center/"
}

Record 7,424 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.