veering wind profile

meteorology

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tornadoes

  • Tornado Alley
    In tornado: Prediction and detection of tornadoes

    …important of these is a veering wind profile (that is, a progressive shifting of the wind, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, with increasing height) at low and middle levels, along with strong winds at high levels. Both of these wind actions are necessary to provide…

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