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Downdraft
A downdraft is downward moving air, usually the direct result of air convection within the thunderstorm. Downdrafts can be extremely powerful, and some aircraft have crashed as a direct result of downdrafts.
- National Science Digital Library - Downdraft (http://www.nsdl.arm.gov/Library/glossary.shtml#downdraft)
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