bombogenesis
English
Etymology
Blend of bomb + cyclogenesis; From exploding like a bomb onto the scene, in the generation of a storm; can be broken down as bomb + -o- + -genesis
Noun
bombogenesis (uncountable)
- (meteorology) Rapid, or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.
- 2000 February 15, “Weather word”, in Chicago Tribune, page 10:
- Bombogenesis: A colloquial term for sudden, extremely rapid almost explosive intensification of low pressure systems just off the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
- 2013, Christopher Burt, “Another Big Storm but with a (Relatively) Small Punch”, in WunderBlog:
- The storm intensified from 990 mb to 956 mb in just 12 hours Sunday morning, a drop of 35 mb. Another case, like “Nemo”, of bombogenesis.
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Synonyms
- explosive cyclogenesis
- meteorological bomb
- weather bomb
See also
- bomb cyclone