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Extratropical Cyclones in North America
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How Often are the Coastal Cyclones?
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Origins of the Coastal Cyclones
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East Coast Cyclone: Prior to Development
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East Coast Cyclone: Initial Development
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Explosive Cyclogenesis
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Bomb
Meteorologists use “explosive cyclogenesis” to describe the rapid deepening of a low-pressure center druing cyclone formation.
If the central pressure drops 24 mb in 24 hours, the cyclone is called a “bomb cyclone”.
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East Coast Cyclone: Mature Phase
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Figure 11.6
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