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Local Convective Wind

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001572

In fire weather terminology, local thermally driven winds arising over a comparatively small area and influenced by local terrain. Examples include sea and land breezes, lake breezes, diurnal mountain wind systems and columnar convective currents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001572
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001572",
  "term": "Local Convective Wind",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In fire weather terminology, local thermally driven winds arising over a comparatively small area and influenced by local terrain. Examples include sea and land breezes, lake breezes, diurnal mountain wind systems and columnar convective currents.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/local-convective-wind/"
}

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