Wind

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Contents 1 Wind values 2 Driving forces and Wind systems 3 Applications and effects 4 Types 5 Regional winds 6 Measuring 7 Mythology 8 Related weather symbols

[edit] Wind values

Wind speed

Wind direction

Wind power

[edit] Driving forces and Wind systems

Pressure gradient force (see also atmospheric pressure)	Coriolis effect	Atmospherical temperature layering

[edit] Applications and effects

Von Kármán vortex street	Ekman spiral	Marks of the wind in a puddle	Windthrow
Wind tunnel	Wind generator	Wind farm	Windmill "Prins van Oranje", Bredevoort, Netherlands
Fan	Sailing	Kitesurfing	Kite buggying
Land sailing	Windsurfing	Trees bending in the wind

[edit] Types

Storm winds	Downburst	Dust devil	Tornado
Haboob

[edit] Regional winds

Bora in Croatia	Santa Ana winds in Southern California	Meltemi	Mistral
Santa Ana	Sirocco

[edit] Measuring

Aerovane

Anemometer

Weather vane

Windsock

[edit] Mythology

Tower of the Winds

[edit] Related weather symbols

Symbol	Number	English description	Deutsche Beschreibung
	07	Dust or sand raised by the wind at or near the station at the time of the observation, but no well-developed dust whirl(s), and no sandstorm seen: or, in the case of ships, blowing spray at the station	Staub- oder Sandfegen bzw. -treiben, jedoch keine gut entwickelten Staubteufel und kein Sandsturm
	08	Well developed dust whirl(s) or sand whirl(s) seen at or near the station during the preceding hour or at the time of observation, but no duststorm or sandstorm	Kleintromben (Staubteufel) in der letzten Stunde oder aktuell beobachtbar, jedoch kein Sandsturm
	18	Squall(s) within sight during past hour	Böenkragen in der letzten Stunde sichtbar oder markante Bö an der Station
	19	Funnel cloud(s) / Tornado(s) during the preceding hour or at time of observation	Trichterwolken oder Tornados während der letzten Stunde an oder in der Nähe der Wetterstation