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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relatively high value of the [[zonal index]] which, in middle latitudes, indicates a relatively strong westerly component of [[wind]] flow and the characteristic weather features attending such motion.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A [[synoptic]] circulation pattern of this type is commonly called a | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relatively high value of the [[zonal index]] which, in middle latitudes, indicates a relatively strong westerly component of [[wind]] flow and the characteristic weather features attending such motion.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">A [[synoptic]] circulation pattern of this type is commonly called a "high-index situation."</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 20 February 2012
high index
A relatively high value of the zonal index which, in middle latitudes, indicates a relatively strong westerly component of wind flow and the characteristic weather features attending such motion.
A synoptic circulation pattern of this type is commonly called a "high-index situation."
