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pressure jump

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002124

A sudden, sharp increase in atmospheric pressure, typically occurring along an active front and preceding a storm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002124
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsocompression wave
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002124",
  "term": "pressure jump",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A sudden, sharp increase in atmospheric pressure, typically occurring along an active front and preceding a storm.",
  "see_also": [
    "compression wave"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/pressure-jump/"
}

Record 2,123 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.