- A
mesocyclone is a meso-gamma
mesoscale (or
storm scale)
region of
rotation (vortex),
typically around 2 to 6 mi (3.2 to 9.7 km) in diameter, most often...
- the ground, and
drags the supercell's
rotating mesocyclone towards the
ground with it. As the
mesocyclone lowers below the
cloud base, it
begins to take...
-
detected rotation algorithm that
indicates the
likely presence of a
strong mesocyclone that is in some
stage of tornadogenesis. It may give
meteorologists the...
-
cyclones and
subtropical cyclones also lie
within the
synoptic scale.
Mesocyclones, tornadoes, and dust
devils lie
within the
smaller mesoscale.
Upper level...
-
scientist Howard B.
Bluestein in 1985 for a
tornado not ****ociated with a
mesocyclone. The
Glossary of
Meteorology defines a landspout: "Colloquial expression...
- in the
lower portions of a
storm as air and
precipitation flow into a
mesocyclone,
resulting in a
curved feature of reflectivity. The echo is produced...
- cyclones.
Mesocyclones form as warm core
cyclones over land, and can lead to
tornado formation.
Waterspouts can also form from
mesocyclones, but more...
- A
supercell is a
thunderstorm characterized by the
presence of a
mesocyclone, a deep,
persistently rotating updraft. Due to this,
these storms are sometimes...
- formation. The
cycle begins when a
strong thunderstorm develops a
rotating mesocyclone a few
miles up in the atmosphere. As
rainfall in the
storm increases...
- landfall.
Mesovortices can
spawn rotation in
individual thunderstorms (a
mesocyclone),
which leads to
tornadic activity. At landfall,
friction is generated...
