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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A small but intense [[cyclone]] that forms in cold [[polar air]] advected over warmer water.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These vortices often form in the subpolar North Pacific and subpolar North Atlantic equatorward of the [[sea ice]] margin. Horizontal scales [[range]] from several tens to several hundreds of kilometers. Because of strong winds and intense [[precipitation]], these cyclones are sometimes referred to as | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A small but intense [[cyclone]] that forms in cold [[polar air]] advected over warmer water.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These vortices often form in the subpolar North Pacific and subpolar North Atlantic equatorward of the [[sea ice]] margin. Horizontal scales [[range]] from several tens to several hundreds of kilometers. Because of strong winds and intense [[precipitation]], these cyclones are sometimes referred to as "arctic hurricanes."</div><br/> </div> | ||
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polar low
These vortices often form in the subpolar North Pacific and subpolar North Atlantic equatorward of the sea ice margin. Horizontal scales range from several tens to several hundreds of kilometers. Because of strong winds and intense precipitation, these cyclones are sometimes referred to as "arctic hurricanes."
