diffluence - The rate at which adjacent flow diverges along an axis oriented normal to the flow at the point in question; the opposite of confluence.
DIFFLUENCE A rate at which wind flow spreads apart along an axis oriented normal to the flow in question. The opposite of confluence.
DIFFLUENCE- A 2-D process in which air streams spread apart.
DIFFLUENT THICKNESS PATTERN (DIFLNT THKNS PTTN) - Organized areas of thunderstorms tend to move with the thickness pattern (the mean wind in a layer).
DIFFLUENCE- A 2-D process in which airstreams spread apart.
DIGGING- Deepening, becoming more amplified with time. Often in reference to a trough deepening and building to the South.
(or diffluence) - A pattern of wind flow in which air moves outward (in a "fan-out" pattern) away from a central axis that is oriented parallel to the general direction of the flow. It is the opposite of confluence.
Difluence (or Diffluence ) - A pattern of wind flow in which the air spreads laterally in a fan-out pattern from a central axis oriented parallel to the flow along the axis.
DIFFLUENCE A pattern of air flow in which wind direction diverges along an axis oriented parallel to the flow along the axis. Considered a form of divergence. The opposite of confluence.
delta region"1. A region of diffluence in the atmosphere. 2. A region aloft beneath which low-level cyclogenesis is likely to occur. Compare exit region.
It is the opposite of diffluence. Confluence is not the same as convergence. Winds often accelerate as they enter a confluent zone, resulting in speed divergence which offsets the (apparent) converging effect of the confluent flow.
 See also: Surface, Condensation, Air, Wind, Horizon
  
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