Over the last few years, the term "bomb cyclone" or "bombogenesis" has become increasingly popularized within and beyond the weather community. A bomb cyclone is commonly defined as a decrease in central minimum pressure of 24 hPa or more within 24 hours. This definition, however, is incomplete.

The original definition of a "bomb cyclone" from Sanders and Gyakum (1980) included a latitude weighting factor, such that the threshold for a bomb cyclone increases the further north you go. This post reviews how this latitude weighting affects bomb cyclone criteria, as well as how this definition can be optimized in future work.

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This first post of my blog serves as an introduction to this blog, how I plan to structure it, and a couple of updates on the status of my website in recent weeks.

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