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Retrograde motion

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Retrograde Motion - Movement of a weather system in a direction opposite to that of the basic flow in which it is embedded, usually referring to a closed low or a longwave trough which moves westward.

 


(or Retrograde Motion) Movement of a weather system in a direction opposite to that of the basic flow in which it is embedded, usually referring to a closed low or a longwave trough which moves westward at mid-latitudes.
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Retrogression or retrograde motion(3)
Motion that is backwards from the usual way things move in the Northern Hemisphere extratropics which is from west to east. In meteorology, the term is used in relation to atmospheric waves or pressure systems.

RETROGRADE- To move backwards. It relates to a ridge or trough moving from east to west. Typically in the mid-latitude, troughs and ridges move west to east. Retrograde motion is the opposite movement of normal.
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Response TimeIn hydrologic terms, the amount of time in which it will take a watershed to react to a given rainfall eventRetrogression(or Retrograde Motion) - Movement of a weather system in a direction opposite to that of the basic flow in ...

See also: Front, Clouds, Atmospheric pressure, Air, Maximum

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