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SURGE

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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 125 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SURGE  , in

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meteorology, an irregular fluctuation of the
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barometer, extending over a
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long
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period (e.g. a
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month), in contradistinction to the shorter fluctuations, covering two or three days, caused by alternating conditions of high and
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low pressure . The cause of surges is not understood .

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