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TYPH

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ID 734820 Last modified 03.05.2024
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Domain air trafficmeteorology
taifuun
typhoon
  • troopiline tsüklon ja tugev torm Aasia idarannikul
  • a tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific Ocean in which the maximum 1-minute sustained surface wind is 64 knots (74 mph) or greater
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  • Valdkond ICAO lisade põhjal loodud klassifikaatori järgi: Lennumeteoroloogia
  • Troopilisi tsükloneid kutsutakse Atlandil orkaanideks, Vaiksel ookeanil taifuunideks, Austraalia rannikul aga willy-willy`deks, India ookeanil lihtsalt tsükloniteks.
Good to know
  • Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon; we just use different names for these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
taifuun
TYPH abbreviation
typhoon
TYPH abbreviation
typhon
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