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Easterly Waves — [ iːstəlɪ weɪvz; englisch »östliche Wellen«], aus Osten kommende Wellenstörungen in der Passatzirkulation (Passate) mit charakteristischer Luftdruck , Wind und Niederschlagsverteilung; sie können über warmen Meeren tropische Wirbelstürme… … Universal-Lexikon
Easterly Waves — Tropische Wellen (auch easterly waves dt. östliche Wellen genannt) sind Bereiche hoher Gewitteraktivität und Bewölkung, die ihren Ursprung in der innertropischen Konvergenzzone haben. Tropische Wellen werden gewöhnlich von Ostwinden, die auf den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Easterly Wave — Tropische Wellen (auch easterly waves dt. östliche Wellen genannt) sind Bereiche hoher Gewitteraktivität und Bewölkung, die ihren Ursprung in der innertropischen Konvergenzzone haben. Tropische Wellen werden gewöhnlich von Ostwinden, die auf den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
African easterly jet — The African easterly jet is a region of the lower troposphere over West Africa where the seasonal mean wind speed is maximum and easterly. The jet develops because heating of the West African land mass during the Northern Hemisphere summer… … Wikipedia
climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… … Universalium
Tropical wave — Tropical waves, or easterly waves, also known as African easterly waves in the Atlantic region, are a type of atmospheric trough, an elongated area of relatively low air pressure, oriented north to south, which move from east to west across the… … Wikipedia
1962 Pacific typhoon season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=WPac Year=1962 Track=1962 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg First storm formed=February 2, 1962 Last storm dissipated=December 10, 1962 Strongest storm name=Super Typhoon Karen Strongest storm pressure=897 Total… … Wikipedia
Climate of Africa — Climate zones of Africa, showing the ecological break between the desert climate of the Sahara and the Horn of Africa (red), the semi arid Sahel (orange) and the tropical climate of Central and Western Africa (blue). Southern Africa has a… … Wikipedia
tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Cf. extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def … Universalium
Tropical cyclone — Hurricane redirects here. For other uses, see Hurricane (disambiguation). Hurricane Isabel (2003) as seen from orbit during Expedition 7 of the International Space Station. The eye, eyewall and surrounding rainbands that are characteristics of… … Wikipedia
