In previous columns, we discussed the importance of understanding the gradient wind as a basis for predicting where the next shift will come from ( Strategy, April 98). Similarly, the gradient wind ...

A wind forecast comes from the analysis of three things: gradient of air pressure, the Coriolis effect and friction. The Coriolis effect is a result of Earth's rotation that tends to deflect wind to ...

I HAVE often felt surprised that the superiority in force of northerly and easterly as compared with southerly and westerly winds accompanying any given amount of barometric gradient has, at least ...

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We often hear apparent wind described using the analogy of a person sitting in a convertible car on a still day. As the car accelerates from zero to 20 mph, the apparent wind felt on their face will ...