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• Winds aloft — or official known as Winds and Temperature Aloft Forecast (FD) is forecast for specific atmospheric conditions in terms of wind and temperature in a specific altitude messured mostly in feet (ft) above mean sea level (MSL). The forecast is… …   Wikipedia

• aloft — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse ā lopt, from ā on, in + lopt air more at on, loft Date: 13th century 1. at or to a great height < measuring the winds aloft > 2. in the air; especially in flight (as in an airplane) < meals… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aloft — adverb /əˈlɔːft,əˈlɒft/ a) in the air; in the sky high winds aloft b) above, overhead, in a high place; up …   Wiktionary

• prevailing winds — The winds produced by the global patterns of barometric pressure, both at the surface and aloft. The prevailing winds are influenced by the earth’s rotation (Coriolis effect). The prevailing winds are the polar high, polar easterlies, subpolar… …   Aviation dictionary

• Low-pressure area — This depiction of the Hadley cell shows the process which sustains low pressure areas. Diverging winds aloft allow for lower pressure and convergence at the Earth s surface, which leads to upward motion. A low pressure area, or low , is a region… …   Wikipedia

• Wind shear — Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with… …   Wikipedia

• Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …   Wikipedia

• 1983 Pacific typhoon season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=WPac Year=1983 Track=1983 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg First storm formed=June 24 Last storm dissipated=December 18 Strongest storm name=Forrest Strongest storm winds=150 Strongest storm pressure=883 Total… …   Wikipedia

• windstorm — /wind stawrm /, n. a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation. [1350 1400; ME; see WIND1, STORM] * * * ▪ meteorology  a wind that is strong enough to cause at least light damage to trees and buildings and may or may not be accompanied …   Universalium

• 1982 Pacific hurricane season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=EPac Year=1982 Track=1982 Pacific hurricane season map.png First storm formed=May 20, 1982 Last storm dissipated=November 25, 1982 Strongest storm name=Olivia Strongest storm pressure= Strongest storm winds=125… …   Wikipedia

• Wind gradient — In common usage, wind gradient, more specifically wind speed gradientcite book | last = Hadlock | first = Charles | title = Mathematical Modeling in the Environment | publisher = Mathematical Association of America | location = Washington | year …   Wikipedia