On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:48:37 GMT, Les Crossan in
wrote:

So presumably we've got tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, etc), sub
tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones (which presumably may or not be
the two previous) and mid-latitude cyclones (depressions which may or may
not be formed from the three previous or have absorbed the three
previous) -- argh. Better'd do some reading

Hi Les

The only thing I'd add to that is usually the terms "extratropical cyclone"
and "mid-latitude cyclone" are referring to the same feature - a
depression. It is a pity our subject seems to have *so* many names for the
same features. The "extra" bit merely implies it is outside the tropics as
we are here in temperate (mid) latitudes.

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Mike posted to uk.sci.weather 27/09/2003 09:14:34 UTC
Coleraine
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