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pressure ridge

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pressure ridge [′presh·ər ‚rij]
(geology)
A seismic feature resulting from transverse pressure and shortening of the land surface.
An elongate upward movement of the congealing crust of a lava flow.
A ridge of glacier ice.
(oceanography)
A ridge or wall of hummocks where one ice floe has been pressed against another.


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But, Lerner expects a warmer trend to return to wrap up June with a potential high pressure ridge establishing in July.
Monday's higher price move is directly related to the concern about reduced rains in Illinois and the potential of high pressure ridge developing in late June and early July.
But the ability of moisture to move eastward across the Mississippi River doesn't mean the high pressure ridge is gone.
 
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