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Transient eddies

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010817

Circulations in the atmosphere that are mobile and evolve over time, representing departures from a time-averaged flow. These eddies are responsible for much of the poleward transport of heat and momentum in the mid-latitudes. On weather maps, they appear as the familiar migrating high-pressure and low-pressure systems that cause day-to-day weather changes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-010817
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010817",
  "term": "Transient eddies",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Circulations in the atmosphere that are mobile and evolve over time, representing departures from a time-averaged flow. These eddies are responsible for much of the poleward transport of heat and momentum in the mid-latitudes. On weather maps, they appear as the familiar migrating high-pressure and low-pressure systems that cause day-to-day weather changes.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/transient-eddies/"
}

Record 9,870 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.