"storm-relative helicity" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} storm-relative helicity (uncountable)
  1. (meteorology) A measure of low-level wind shear in the atmosphere; can be used to assess how favorable an environment is for cyclonic updraft rotation in a right-moving supercell thunderstorm Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology
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