the meaning of bombogenesis
The term bombogenesis was coined by the late meteorology professor Frederick Sanders. Sanders, who died in 2006, is credited with using the word âbombâ to describe explosively intensifying winter storms, MIT says. Bombogenesis is a rapid type of âcyclogenesis,â the birth and intensification of a cyclone. Another term for âbombogenesisâ is âexplosive cyclogenesis.â âDuring winter, such cyclone bombs can cause intense cyclones just off the east coast of the USA with storm-force winds, high waves, and blizzards or freezing rain,â according to the textbook âPractical Meteorologyâ by Roland Stull.