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Wind shear

Wind shear (/ʃɪər/; also written windshear), sometimes referred to as wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and/or direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Atmospheric wind shear is normally described as either vertical or horizontal wind shear. Vertical wind shear is a change in wind speed or direction with a change in…

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Wind shear

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related to Occurrence · 19
Wind shear → Associated, Because, CAT, Density, Downbursts, Earth's, Even, Inversions, It, Low-level, Mountains, Significant, The, The CAT, This, Upper-level, Vertical, Weather, When
related to Weather fronts · 11
Wind shear → Atlantic, Cold, Directional, Horizontal, In, Pacific, The, Weather, When, Wind, Within
related to Planetary boundary layer · 8
Wind shear → Daytime, Earth, Earth's, Ekman, Radiative, The, These, This
has effect · 6
Wind shear → An, Severe, Strongly, This, Thunderstorms, Tropical
related to Definition · 5
Wind shear → Airplane, Low-level, The, Vertical, Wind
related to Thermal wind · 4
Wind shear → In, It, The, Thermal
is a · 2
Wind shear → change in wind speed or direction with a change in altitude, change in wind speed with a change in lateral position for a given altitude.Wind shear is a microscale meteorological phenomenon occurring over a very small distance
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Wind shear → National Science Digital Library, Wind

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wind shear speed also vertical horizontal temperature weather low-level thunderstorms near fronts ground gradient aircraft direction airspeed surface winds significant

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Wind shearis achange in wind speed or direction with a change in altitude0.90text
Wind shearis achange in wind speed with a change in lateral position for a given altitude.Wind shear is a microscale meteorological phenomenon occurring over a very small distance0.90text
squall linesinstance ofbut it can be associated with mesoscale or synoptic scale weather features0.80text
cold frontsinstance ofbut it can be associated with mesoscale or synoptic scale weather features0.80text
canopy collisionsinstance ofSkydivers routinely make adjustments to the position of their open canopies to compensate for changes in direction while making landings to prevent accidents0.80text
canopy inversioninstance ofSkydivers routinely make adjustments to the position of their open canopies to compensate for changes in direction while making landings to prevent accidents0.80text
tornadoesinstance ofIt includes strong winds which may cause discomfort as well as extreme winds0.80text
hurricanesinstance ofIt includes strong winds which may cause discomfort as well as extreme winds0.80text
and storms which may cause widespread destructioninstance ofIt includes strong winds which may cause discomfort as well as extreme winds0.80text
Wind shearhas effectTropical0.60section
Wind shearhas effectStrongly0.60section
Wind shearhas effectSevere0.60section

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