Definition of Hydraulic Jump

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Hydraulic Jump

The term 'Hydraulic Jump' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A steady disturbance in the lee of a mountain, where the airflow passing over the mountain suddenly changes from a region of low depth and high velocity to a region of high depth and low velocity'.

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