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Rain Shield

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002249

In a hurricane, a solid or nearly solid area of rain that typically becomes heavier as one approaches the eye. The outer edge is well defined and its distance from the eye varies greatly from storm to storm. The wind, both sustained and peak gusts, keeps increasing as much as one moves through the rain shield toward the storm's eye.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002249
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002249",
  "term": "Rain Shield",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In a hurricane, a solid or nearly solid area of rain that typically becomes heavier as one approaches the eye. The outer edge is well defined and its distance from the eye varies greatly from storm to storm. The wind, both sustained and peak gusts, keeps increasing as much as one moves through the rain shield toward the storm's eye.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/rain-shield/"
}

Record 2,248 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.