Jeb Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I'll be posting some EUSWX posters' Sigs here. Bombogenesis Maximus http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showuser=6741 Bombogenesis is cyclogenesis taken to the extreme. Bombogenesis is defined as a mid-latitude (30°N - 60°N) low pressure system that drops in surface barometric pressure by 24 or more millibars (mb) in a 24 hour period. Generally, these storms maintain a steady pressure drop of 1 mb every hour. The isobars, which are lines of equal pressure, pack around the center of rotation and the number of them increases rapidly in the developing stages. This is what is meant when a storm “bombs out”. It intensifies very quickly when the central pressure drops and the storm deepens. In the winter you will often see very strong winter storms appear in previously clear areas when a cold air mass meets the Gulf Stream. In mid-latitudes, when a storm of this type forms, it is known as cyclogenesis. A very rapid cyclogenesis is called bombogenesis. --------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 WintersGrasp (circa Feb 25 2007) And he who is the God of an infinite shape and faces, ever weaving fates of life upon the pattern of his traces In the Golden Dawn of Winter he'll stand risen from the night in serenity all solemn clad in moonlight's milky white ----------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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