The Emergence Machine

Polar Vortex

physical · Meteorology · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

Weather, with its dynamic state of the atmosphere and interactions between air, temperature, and geological processes, gives rise to wind, which in turn enables the formation of a large area of cold, low-pressure air circulating around the poles, weakening and strengthening seasonally and occasionally extending into mid-latitudes.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “polar vortex” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “polar vortex”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
polar vortex
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Polar VortexWeatherTemperatureWindAirPhysicsForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPolar VortexL6WindL4WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Wind L4 (requires) Earth Science sense
    Polar Vortex is a large area of cold, low-pressure air circulating around the poles, weakening and strengthening seasonally and occasionally extending into mid-latitudes.
  • Weather L5 (requires)
    polar-vortex is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.