Meridional wind: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:14, 29 March 2024

The wind or wind component along the local meridian, as distinguished from the zonal wind.

In a horizontal coordinate system fixed locally with the x axis directed eastward and the y axis northward, the meridional wind is positive if from the south, and negative if from the north.

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+|Meaning=The [[wind]] or wind component along the local [[meridian]], as distinguished from  the [[zonal wind]].
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+|Explanation=In a horizontal [[coordinate system]] fixed locally with the ''x'' axis directed eastward and the ''y''  axis northward, the meridional wind is positive if from the south, and negative if from the north.
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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[wind]] or wind component along the local [[meridian]], as distinguished from  the [[zonal wind]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In a horizontal [[coordinate system]] fixed locally with the ''x'' axis directed eastward and the ''y''  axis northward, the meridional wind is positive if from the south, and negative if from the north.</div><br/> </div>
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