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Surge

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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in meteorology, an irregular fluctuation of the barometer, extending over a long period (e.g. a month), in contradistinction to the shorter fluctuations, covering two or three days, caused by alternating conditions of high and low pressure. The cause of surges is not understood.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Surge'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/surge.html. 1910.
 
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