Wind

**wind**
	flow of gases or air on a large scale
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Subclass of	meteorological phenomenon;
Facet of	weather;
Different from	wind energy; wind power;
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Internationalization

Català: Vent

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Čeština: Vítr

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Dansk: Vind

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Deutsch: Wind

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Ελληνικά: Άνεμος

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English: Wind

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Español: Viento

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Esperanto: Vento

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Français : Vent

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한국어: 바람

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Italiano: Vento

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日本語: 風

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Norsk bokmål: Vind

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Polski: Wiatr

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Slovenčina: Vietor

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中文（简体）：风

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中文（繁體）：風

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Wind values[edit]

Wind speed
Wind direction
Wind power
wind potential

Driving forces and Wind systems[edit]

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

Wind profile[edit]

Vertical wind profile in Washington, D.C., USA
Vertical wind profile according to different laws
Vertical wind profile in De Bilt, Netherlands
Vertical wind direction profile in De Bilt, Netherlands

Applications and effects[edit]

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
Wind abstract
Kitesurfing
Land sailing
Windsurfing
Trees bending in the wind
Windswept trees (Sardegna)
Twigs of a willow in wind

Types[edit]

Regional winds[edit]

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

Measuring[edit]

Aerovane
Anemometer
Weather vane
Windsock
A radar wind profiler installation
sensor
Greenland sensor

Mythology[edit]

Tower of the Winds

Related weather symbols[edit]

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