Right Entrance Region (or Right Rear Quadrant) - The area upstream from and to the right of an upper-level jet max (as would be viewed looking along the direction of flow).
Right Entrance Region
Used interchangably with Right Rear Quadrant; the area upstream from and to the right of an upper-level jet max (as would be viewed looking along the direction of flow).
This divergence results in upward motion of air in the right rear quadrant (or right entrance region) of the jet max. Severe weather potential sometimes increases in this area as a result. See also exit region, left exit region.
Quadrant
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Browse Related Terms: ALQDS, Entrance Region, Exit Region, Left Exit Region, Left Front Quadrant, Right Entrance Region, Right Rear Quadrant, RRQ
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that creates divergence in the upper-level winds in the right half of the entrance region (as would be viewed looking along the direction of flow). This divergence results in upward motion of air in the right rear quadrant (or right entrance region) ...
 See also: Cloud, Maximum, Left Front Quadrant, Upstream, Entrance Region
  
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