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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' secondary low.) A [[cyclone]] that forms near, or in association with, a [[primary  cyclone]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For example, secondary cyclones often form along the east coast of the United States when a  primary cyclone is present in the Great Lakes region. Similarly, secondary cyclones often occur  over the Baltic when a primary cyclone is present near the coast of Norway. <br/>''See also'' [[center jump]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' secondary low.) A [[cyclone]] that forms near, or in association with, a [[primary cyclone|primary  cyclone]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For example, secondary cyclones often form along the east coast of the United States when a  primary cyclone is present in the Great Lakes region. Similarly, secondary cyclones often occur  over the Baltic when a primary cyclone is present near the coast of Norway. <br/>''See also'' [[center jump]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 25 April 2012



secondary cyclone

(Or secondary low.) A cyclone that forms near, or in association with, a primary cyclone.

For example, secondary cyclones often form along the east coast of the United States when a primary cyclone is present in the Great Lakes region. Similarly, secondary cyclones often occur over the Baltic when a primary cyclone is present near the coast of Norway.
See also center jump.


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