Winds Winds Abroholos is a squall frequent wind that occurs from May through August between Cabo de Sao Tome and Cabo Frio on the coast of Brazil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abroholos"
An anabatic wind, from the Greek anabatos, verbal of anabainein meaning moving upward, is a wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side. These winds typically occur during the daytime in calm sunny weather. A hill or mountain top will be radiatively warmed by the Sun which in turn heats the air just above it. Air at a similar altitude over an adjacent valley or plain does not get warmed so much because of the greater distance to the ground below it. The effect may be enhanced if the lower lying ground is shaded by the mountain and so receives less heat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anabatic wind"
Austru is an east or southeast wind in Romania. They are cold in winter and may be a local name for a föhn wind. ...more on Wikipedia about "Austru"
(Barat) A heavy northwest squall in Manado Bay on the north coast of the island of Celebes, prevalent from December to February. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barat"
Bayamo is the capital city of Granma Province, Cuba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bayamo"
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on sea-state or wave conditions. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale. It should be noted that the wave heights given pertain to the conditions found at open sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beaufort scale"
(Bentu de Soli) An east wind on the coast of Sardinia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bentu de Soli" The Ultimate http://www.shortopedia.com Machine. Winds
The Berg wind is a hot and dry föhn wind which blows from the South Africa plateau and is strongest in the western portion of the sub-continent. It is named from the Drakensberg mountain range, as it moves from inland to the coast and becomes trapped and forced under a cooler layer of air on the leeward side of the mountain range. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berg wind"
Bergwind (i.e. mountain wind) is the South African name for a Föhn wind, a hot dry katabatic wind blowing from the mountainous interior to the coast. It varies from mild (about 10km/h) to gusts up to 100km/h that cause structural damage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bergwind"
(Bise) A dry cold wind that comes from the north in southeastern France (also bize) and from the northeast in Switzerland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bise"
Bora, also known as Bura (in Croatian) or Burja (in Slovenian) is a northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic, Greece and Turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bora (wind)"
(Borasco) A thunderstorm or violent squall, especially in the Mediterranean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Borasco"
(Brickfielder) A wind from the desert in Southern Australia. Precedes the passage of a frontal zone of a low passing by. Has the same dusty character as the Harmattan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brickfielder"
(Brisa) Briza may refer to: ...more on Wikipedia about "Brisa"
(Brisote) The northeast trade wind when it is blowing stronger than usual on Cuba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brisote"
(Brubu) A name for a squall in the East Indies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brubu"
A squall forming in fair weather, characteristic of the ocean off the coast of South Africa. It is named for the peculiar appearance of the small isolated cloud marking the top of the invisible vortex of the storm. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bull's Eye Squall"
"Cape Doctor" is the local name for the strong southeast wind that blows on the South African coast. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape Doctor"
Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, are a wind pattern observed in midwestern North America, named for the Chinook Indians. In popular myth, Chinook is supposed to mean "snow eater", as a strong Chinook can make a foot of snow all but vanish inside of one day. The snow partially melts, and partially evaporates in the dry wind. The true origin of the name is that "Chinook Wind" in the local argot of the fur trade era meant that the wind came from the direction of the country of the Chinooks (the lower Columbia River, i.e. from across the Rocky Mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinook wind"
(Chubasco) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the west coast of Central America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chubasco"
(Churada) A severe rain squall in the Mariana Islands during the northeast monsoon. They occur from November to April or May, especially from January through March. ...more on Wikipedia about "Churada"
(Cordonazo) The "Lash of St. Francis." Name applied locally to southerly hurricane winds along the west coast of Mexico. It is associated with tropical cyclones in the southeastern North Pacific Ocean. These storms may occur from May to November, but ordinarily affect the coastal areas most severely near or after the Feast of St. Francis, October 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cordonazo"
(Coromell) A night land breeze prevailing from November to May at La Paz, near the southern extremity of the Gulf of California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coromell"
Diablo wind is a regional term for the föhn wind that often occurs in the San Francisco Bay Area. The term is often used because many of the winds originate off of nearby Mount Diablo. Locally, the term " Santa Ana wind" is often also used, although that would more accurately refer to foehn winds in Southern California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diablo wind"
A dust devil or whirlwind is either a large rotating updraft, anywhere from 1000 meters high or more and tens of meters in diameter, to a small vortex a few meters high. In Australia, they are commonly known as willy willies, from an Aboriginal word. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dust devil" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com
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