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Vortex

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003002

A whirling mass of air in the form of a column or spiral. It need not be oriented vertically but, for example, could be rotating around a horizontal axis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003002
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoeddy; coherent structures; Vorticity
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003002",
  "term": "Vortex",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A whirling mass of air in the form of a column or spiral. It need not be oriented vertically but, for example, could be rotating around a horizontal axis.",
  "see_also": [
    "eddy",
    "coherent structures",
    "Vorticity"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/vortex/"
}

Record 3,001 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.