Concept information
TERME PRÉFÉRENTIEL
DERECHO
DÉFINITION
- A widespread convectively induced straight-line windstorm. Specifically, the term is defined as any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical mesoscale convective system. Derechos may or may not be accompanied by tornadoes. Such events were first recognized in the Corn Belt region of the United States, but have since been observed in many other areas of the midlatitudes.
CONCEPT GÉNÉRIQUE
NOTE DE CHANGEMENT
- 2016-06-28 14:26:07.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (DERECHO [4e845edf-3635-4665-9d9d-d7186c151cda,217745] - WIND STORMS [c40071d2-6478-4edf-80bb-95c3886533b9,217737]);
- 2016-06-28 14:26:35.0 [saritz] insert Definition (id: null text: A widespread convectively induced straight-line windstorm. Specifically, the term is defined as any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical mesoscale convective system. Derechos may or may not be accompanied by tornadoes. Such events were first recognized in the Corn Belt region of the United States, but have since been observed in many other areas of the midlatitudes. language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4e845edf-3635-4665-9d9d-d7186c151cda
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