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What happens when a prevailing wind reaches a mountain range?
When a prevailing wind meets a mountain, the mountain deflects the wind and causes it to flow parallel to the range. On low ranges and hills, strong up and down drafts occur as the wind goes up over the mountain and down into the valleys. If there is a pass in the mountain, the air rushes through at a considerable speed, causing turbulence for some distance as it rushes into the flatter land.
An anemometer is used to measure?
An anemometer is used for measuring the speed of wind,
Is a wind vane considered as a wind speed?
No. A wind vane is an instrument that can tell wind speed but not wind direction.
What is the current wind speed on the wind speed chart in kilometers per hour?
The current wind speed on the wind speed chart is 40 kilometers per hour.
How can you calculate wind speed from zonal wind speed?
wind speed = squrt(u^2+v^2).
What is the windiest mountain in the world?
The windiest mountain in the world is located on Barrow Island in Australia. It broke the highest speed wind record in 1996 when winds reached 253 miles per hour.
Does wind travel faster downhill?
No, wind speed is influenced by pressure gradients, temperature differences, and obstacles in its path, not by whether it is traveling uphill or downhill. Winds tend to speed up over ridges and mountain passes due to channeling effects, but the slope itself does not directly cause the wind to travel faster.
How are wind speed and wind direction are measured?
An anemometer measures the wind speed, and a windvan measures wind direction.
What is wind speed measured with?
Wind speed is measured with an anemometer.
How does the wind affect a boat's speed?
By the types of sails that you have. or it could be the wind type or the wind's speed
Instrument that measured wind speed and direction?
The wind direction is measured with wind vanes or wind socks. The wind speed is measured with an anemometer.
How does wind speed formed?
when the wind direction picks up speed
