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Veering wind

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029555

Winds which shift in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g., southeasterly at the surface turning to southwesterly aloft). The latter example is a form of directional shear which is important for tornado formation. Compare with backing winds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029555
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029555",
  "term": "Veering wind",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Veering Wind",
  "definition": "Winds which shift in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g., southeasterly at the surface turning to southwesterly aloft). The latter example is a form of directional shear which is important for tornado formation. Compare with backing winds.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/veering-wind/"
}

Record 28,746 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.