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Downdraft
A
downdraft
is downward moving air, usually the direct result of air convection within the thunderstorm. Downdrafts can be extremely powerful, and some
aircraft
have crashed as a direct result of downdrafts.
External Links
National Science Digital Library - Downdraft
(
http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#downdraft
)
wikipedia.org
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