bombogenesis
noun [ U ] environment specialized uk/ˌbɒm.bəʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/ us/ˌbɑːm.boʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/
(引起炸弹气旋的)爆发性旋生
a large, fast fall in air pressure that leads to the forming of a bomb cyclone (= a severe storm that develops very fast)
Bombogenesis describes a cyclone that rapidly intensifies. 爆发性旋生描述的是气旋迅速加强的现象。
Fourteen of 20 hurricane-force wind events underwent bombogenesis in the North Atlantic during the first two months of this year. 今年头两个月,在北大西洋的20个飓风事件中,有14个经历了爆发性旋生。
Synonym: explosive cyclogenesis
See also: bomb cycloneweather bomb
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- Bombogenesis is an ominous-sounding term frequently used to describe powerful low-pressure systems that intensify rapidly.
- The corridor off the East Coast of the US is notorious for bombogenesis events.
- The word bombogenesis comes from combining "bomb" and "cyclogenesis," the meteorological term for storm formation.