English Explanatory Dictionary

storm-relative helicity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of low-level wind shear in the atmosphere; can be used to assess how favorable an environment is for cyclonic updraft rotation in a right-moving supercell thunderstorm

Word forms

storm-relative helicity
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