Under anticyclone conditions in the northern hemisphere, with curved isobars the speed of the gradient wind is4
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What causes surface winds to flow across the isobars at an angle rather than parallel to the isobars ?4
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Ahead of a warm front (northern hemisphere) the wind direction changes from the surface up to the tropopause. The effect of this change is that the wind4
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A high pressure area (slack pressure gradient) covers part of the Mediterranean Sea and coastal region during the summer. What surface wind direction is likely at an airport at the coast on a sunny afternoon?4
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Which jet stream blows all year round, over the northern hemisphere?4
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What is the most significant difference between an equatorial jet stream and all the other jet streams ?4
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Where, in central Europe, are the highest wind speeds to be found ?4
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Maximum wind speeds associated with subtropical jet streams are usually located in the4
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The conditions most favourable to the formation of mountain waves are4
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The maximum amount of water vapour that the air can contain depends on the4
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