Meteorology:Baguio
ropical Storm Washi on Dec. 16, 2011, The western half of Washi is over Minandao in the southern Philippines. Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: May 30, 2013, 11:23 am
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C Michael Hogan
Baguio is a name sometimes given to tropical cyclones in the Phillipines, especially those occurring from July to November.
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The term appears chiefly in the English or American literature regarding meteorology of the Phillipines region; moreover, the term is actually derived derived from the city of Baguio, where an historic 24-hour rainfall of 46 inches occurred during the passage of a tropical cyclone in July 1911.
Further Reading
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American Meteorological Society. 2012. Glossary of Meteorology
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Physical Oceanography Index
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David Longshore. 2010. Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones. books.google.com 468 pages
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Baguio". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date May 30, 2013; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Baguio?topic=49537>
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Baguio is a name sometimes given to tropical cyclones in the Phillipines, especially those occurring from July to November.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
The term appears chiefly in the English or American literature regarding meteorology of the Phillipines region; moreover, the term is actually derived derived from the city of Baguio, where an historic 24-hour rainfall of 46 inches occurred during the passage of a tropical cyclone in July 1911.
Further Reading
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American Meteorological Society. 2012. Glossary of Meteorology
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Physical Oceanography Index
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David Longshore. 2010. Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones. books.google.com 468 pages
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2 Comments
Add CommentGabrielle Iglesias wrote:
Baguio is the name of the city where a typhoon passed in 1911, and lent itself to be the Tagalog term for a typhoon. It is not a corruption of bagyo, strictly speaking. Here's a link: http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Baguio
C Michael Hogan (Author) wrote:
Thanks for the insight, Gabrielle. Modification made.