bombogenesis

[ bom-boh-jen-uh-sis, bom-oh‐ ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. the process that occurs during a 24-hour period when the atmospheric pressure of an extratropical cyclone drops with enough intensity to produce explosive cyclogenesis:

   The 77 inches of snow that fell that one day in Maine is an example of a low-pressure system that underwent bombogenesis—indeed, the intensification was extremely rapid!

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombogenesis¹

First recorded in 2000–05; bomb ( def ) + -o- ( def ) + -genesis ( def )

Example Sentences

Supercharged by that dramatic bombogenesis and warm Pacific temperatures, which together pumped up the system’s winds and moisture, the storm could cause life-threatening flooding and damaging high surf north of the Bay Area, with prolonged, heavy rainfall, strong winds and significant mountain snow, according to the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center.

From Los Angeles Times

The phrase is taken from the US term "bombogenesis" used to described a fall of at least 24 millibars of pressure in 24 hours.

From BBC

And as it zeroed in on the coast, the storm reached bombogenesis — or “bomb cyclone” — status, indicating a sustained drop in pressure and a rapid strengthening.

From Los Angeles Times

Models suggest it could intensify as it approaches the coast of California, a process called bombogenesis in which a spinning low-pressure system rapidly deepens, Swain said in an online briefing Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

Models suggest it could intensify as it approaches the coast of California, a process called bombogenesis in which a spinning low-pressure system rapidly deepens, Swain said in an online briefing Tuesday.

From Seattle Times