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Zone wind

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010341

The average wind over a stated layer of the atmosphere, called a zone, given as a direction and a speed. Artillery meteorological messages report zone winds for a series of layers measured upward from the ground, and ballistic computations apply them to correct for the wind along a projectile's path.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-010341
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010341",
  "term": "Zone wind",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The average wind over a stated layer of the atmosphere, called a zone, given as a direction and a speed. Artillery meteorological messages report zone winds for a series of layers measured upward from the ground, and ballistic computations apply them to correct for the wind along a projectile's path.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/zone-wind/"
}

Record 10,750 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.