Cyclone
The term cyclone is used to associate various storm-like wind systems with a vertical axis of rotation . In addition to this commonality, these systems differ significantly from one another in their formation, structure and size. Therefore, the term cyclone is not defined more precisely. Because of the common name, there is often confusion between these systems. A precise distinction is important here.
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Tropical cyclone (also tropical cyclone)
- Hurricane : North Atlantic , North Pacific east of 180 ° longitude and in the South Pacific east of 160 ° east, east of the international date line as well as in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico , see also: Cordonazo
- Typhoon : Northwest Pacific west of the international date line and in East and Southeast Asia
- tropical cyclone : Name in the Indian Ocean ( Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea ) and in the southern Pacific Ocean
- Medicane : Mediterranean area , also belonging to this group, but with a significantly lower mean wind speed .
- Low pressure area (storm depression) in moderate latitudes
- Tornado , also known as large turbulence or windpipe : small-scale air vortex caused by convection in the earth's atmosphere
- Small currents
- Gustnado even gustnado called
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Wiktionary: cyclone - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Spektrum.de: Are there hurricanes in Europe? November 27, 2017