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Straight-line hodograph

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002659

The name pretty well describes what it looks like on the hodograph. What causes this shape is a steady increase of winds with height (vertical wind shear). This shape of hodograph favors multicell thunderstorms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002659
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002659",
  "term": "Straight-line hodograph",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Straight-Line Hodograph",
  "definition": "The name pretty well describes what it looks like on the hodograph. What causes this shape is a steady increase of winds with height (vertical wind shear). This shape of hodograph favors multicell thunderstorms.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/straight-line-hodograph/"
}

Record 9,197 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.