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A measure of strength of the [[middle-latitude westerlies]], usually expressed as the  horizontal [[pressure]] difference between 35&#x000b0; and 55&#x000b0;N latitude, or as the corresponding [[geostrophic wind|geostrophic  wind]].<br/> <br/>''See'' [[circulation index]], [[high index]], [[low index]]; <br/>''compare'' [[polar-easterlies index]], [[subtropical easterlies index|subtropical-  easterlies index]], [[temperate-westerlies index]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A measure of strength of the [[middle-latitude westerlies]], usually expressed as the  horizontal [[pressure]] difference between 35&#x000b0; and 55&#x000b0;N latitude, or as the corresponding [[geostrophic  wind]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[circulation index]], [[high index]], [[low index]]; <br/>''compare'' [[polar-easterlies index]], [[subtropical-  easterlies index]], [[temperate-westerlies index]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 03:33, 31 March 2024

A measure of strength of the middle-latitude westerlies, usually expressed as the horizontal pressure difference between 35° and 55°N latitude, or as the corresponding geostrophic wind.

See circulation index, high index, low index;
compare polar-easterlies index, subtropical- easterlies index, temperate-westerlies index.

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