Fujiwhara effect

English

Etymology

Named after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who initially described the effect.

Noun

Fujiwhara effect (plural Fujiwhara effects)

  1. (meteorology) A phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.

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