tropical depression
meteorology
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association with monsoons
- In Indian monsoon: Peak period
Fully developed depressions appear once or twice per month. They travel from east to west more or less concurrently with high-level easterly waves and bursts of speed from the easterly jet, causing a local strengthening of the low-level monsoonal flow. The rainfall consequently increases and is much…
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Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
- In Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
…miles) per hour are called tropical depressions, whereas those with winds ranging from 63 to 117 km (39 to 73 miles) per hour are called tropical storms. Once a tropical cyclone’s maximum sustained winds at the surface (the highest average wind speeds measured over 1 minute that occur at 10-meter…
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