Residents of the lower Colorado River Valley endure strong, turbulent winds due to a pressure gradient and unique geography, ...

Wind is one of the most impactful forms of weather. A change in air pressure can create wind. The wind will become stronger as the pressure difference increases. Wind and air pressure are very ...

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THE relation between the wind and the pressure distribution is a fundamental question of dynamical meteorology. In qualitative form it is expressed by Buys Ballot's well-known law that in the northern ...

I HAVE often felt surprised that the superiority in force of northerly and easterly as compared with southerly and westerly winds accompanying any given amount of barometric gradient has, at least ...

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Wind is one of the most impactful forms of weather. A change in air pressure can create wind. The wind will become stronger as the pressure difference increases. Wind and air pressure are very ...