pressure-rise center
pressure-rise center
[′presh·ər ¦rīz ‚sen·tər] (meteorology)
A point of maximum increase in atmospheric pressure over a specified interval of time; on synoptic charts, a point of maximum positive pressure tendency. Also known as anallobaric center; center of rises; isallobaric high; isallobaric maximum.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.