Talk:Downburst

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[edit] how is a downburst anything like a tornado?

this reference seems confusing. downbursts are straightline winds and tornadoes are a tight rotating column of air. visibly, they are easily distinguishable. Joeyramoney 17:31, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Changed the text within the article to make it more obvious to the reader that tornadoes and downbursts are completely differnet phenomena. Thegreatdr 11:48, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inline citations needed

...if we're ever to get this article to GA. I restructured the article to have sections and an actual lead. Thegreatdr 13:36, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

The definition section starts well, but then appears to get off track with mentions of a CGC (??) and some confusing talk about straight-line versus other winds. -- Taral 10:03, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

The reason for the unevenness is becuase two seperate articles (Straight line winds & Plough Winds) were merged into this one around a month ago. I have it on my list to try and make better sense of everything but haven't quite gotten there yet. Gopher backer 17:01, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I think that this article does need some citations within the article. This article also needs expansion. THis article has potention to be very good with some cleanup Juliancolton 22:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Microburst

Microbursts and Downbursts are essentially the same phenomenon on a different scale. The Microburst article is superior in many respects to this one but there are some great images int his article which should be moved. Please discuss the possibility of a merger.Theonlysilentbob (talk) 00:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

I'd go along with a merger. From my understanding, a microburst is simply a type of downburst. I would guess that most of the microburst article could actually be considered a downburst instead. I'd be curious if there are different definitions though depeneding on what country you're in. Gopher backer (talk) 17:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)