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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[steering]] of an [[atmospheric disturbance]] in the direction of the [[thermal  wind]] in its vicinity; equivalent to steering along [[thickness lines]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For this purpose the thermal wind is usually taken from the earth's surface to a level in the  middle [[troposphere]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[steering]] of an [[atmospheric disturbance]] in the direction of the [[thermal wind|thermal  wind]] in its vicinity; equivalent to steering along [[thickness lines]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For this purpose the thermal wind is usually taken from the earth's surface to a level in the  middle [[troposphere]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 25 April 2012



thermal steering

The steering of an atmospheric disturbance in the direction of the thermal wind in its vicinity; equivalent to steering along thickness lines.

For this purpose the thermal wind is usually taken from the earth's surface to a level in the middle troposphere.


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