The formation and intensification of a low-pressure weather system, ranging from an ordinary mid-latitude storm to a tropical cyclone, as converging air, temperature contrasts or upper-level dynamics cause pressure to fall and rotation to develop. Understanding cyclogenesis is central to forecasting the storms that dominate day-to-day weather in the mid-latitudes and the tropics alike.
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1. Cyclogenesis (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Lead section' = 'Cyclogenesis is the development or strengthening of cyclonic circul...' on 'Cyclogenesis'View the Source 2. Cyclogenesis - Wikipedia
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Cyclogenesis is the development or strengthening of cyclonic circulation in the atmosphere
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