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Dvorak

Dvorak

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A way to estimate a tropical storm's strength from satellite pictures
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɔræk/
  • Specialized
: Dvorak
  • Meteorologists used the Dvorak technique to estimate the hurricane's strength from satellite images.

Examples

  • The Dvorak method has become a standard tool for tracking tropical cyclones worldwide.

  • Advances in technology have improved the accuracy of the Dvorak analysis for storm intensity.

  • The Dvorak technique is essential for meteorologists.

  • Have you heard about the Dvorak method for tracking storms?

  • Meteorologists used the Dvorak technique to estimate the hurricane's strength from satellite images.

  • The Dvorak method has become a standard tool for tracking tropical cyclones worldwide.

  • Advances in technology have improved the accuracy of the Dvorak analysis for storm intensity.

Surface Forms

Dvorak singular
Dvoraks plural

Etymology

Dvorak is the name of a weather method that comes from the scientist Vernon Dvorak, who made simple rules to estimate a storm's strength from satellite pictures, so the term means the specific method he invented.