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Dvorak technique, an Uncommon card
The Dvorak technique is a widely used system to estimate tropical cyclone intensity based solely on visible and infrared satellite images.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Dvorak technique quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dvorak technique card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both the ______ dense overcast and embedded eye pattern use the size of the CDO.
Answer
central. Both the central dense overcast and embedded eye pattern use the size of the CDO. From the Dvorak technique article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Copy protection. Copy protection 78 · Mario Bunge 71 · Dvorak technique 67 · Hazardous Materials Identification System 62 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Within the Dvorak satellite strength estimate for tropical cyclones, there are several visual patterns that a cyclone may take on which define the upper and lower bounds on its intensity.
- The primary patterns used are curved band pattern, shear pattern, central dense overcast pattern, central cold cover pattern, banding eye pattern, and eye pattern.
- Both the central dense overcast and embedded eye pattern use the size of the CDO.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dvorak technique article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dvorak technique (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Vernon F. Dvorak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
