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Definitions

A directory of terms associated with tropical cyclones. (Sources: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Cambridge Dictionary, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Reports and Wikipedia).

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Eye

A roughly circular area of low pressure at the centre of a tropical cyclone that usually has relatively light winds and fair weather.

Eyewall

A ring of deep convection that surrounds a cyclone's eye, where the heaviest rain, strongest winds and worst turbulence are normally found.

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