Fujiwhara effect
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who initially described the effect.
Noun
editFujiwhara effect (plural Fujiwhara effects)
- (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.
Further reading
edit- Fujiwhara effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia