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ATOC test 3
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Undergraduate 1
04/10/2011

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Extratropical Cyclone
Definition
a large swirling low pressure system that forms along the jetstream between about 30 degrees and 70 degrees latitude
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Cyclone
Definition
large low pressure system with surface airflow counterclockwise around the center in the n hemisphere.
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Comma Cloud
Definition
cloud structure associated with extratropical cyclones, often evident on satellite imagery as a comma shape
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characteristics of extratropical cyclones
Definition
sea level pressure, airflow at the surface, size and appearance, cyclone life cycle
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