wind shear
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Wind shear — Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with… … Wikipedia
wind shear — /wind/ 1. the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction. 2. a condition, dangerous to aircraft, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes abruptly. Cf. microburst. [1940 45] * * * Rate of change of… … Universalium
wind shear — loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS meteor. variazione di direzione o di intensità del vento, in grado di provocare situazioni di grave pericolo durante le fasi di decollo o di atterraggio di un aeromobile {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1993. ETIMO … Dizionario italiano
wind shear — wind′ shear [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. 1) phs mer the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction 2) phs mer aer. aer. a condition, dangerous to aircraft, in which the speed or direction of the wind changes abruptly … From formal English to slang
wind shear — n. a sudden change in the direction of the wind; esp., a sudden, dangerous downdraft encountered as by aircraft … English World dictionary
wind shear — noun : a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance * * * /wind/ 1. the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction. 2. a condition, dangerous to aircraft, in which the speed… … Useful english dictionary
wind shear — The rate of change in the wind velocity in space, considered as a vector. A vertical shear is a change in the wind velocity with height, whereas a horizontal shear is the change in the wind with the horizontal distance perpendicular to the flow.… … Aviation dictionary
wind shear — vėjo poslinkis statusas Aprobuotas sritis hidrometeorologija apibrėžtis Vėjo greičio dviejuose erdvės taškuose skirtumo ir atstumo tarp šių taškų santykis. atitikmenys: angl. wind shear vok. Windbewegung rus. cдвиг ветра šaltinis Lietuvos… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Wind Shear's Full Scale, Rolling Road, Automotive Wind Tunnel — Windshear Full Scale Rolling Road Wind Tunnel In January 2008 Wind Shear, a division of US machine tool builder Haas Automation, completed construction on one of the most advanced automotive wind tunnels in the world. The full scale tunnel is… … Wikipedia
wind-shear detection and recovery guidance system — An autonomous system onboard aircraft that detects wind shear and advises the pilot of the recovery action. The system operates through a flight detector system. It compares the rate of change of the ground speed, which is measured through… … Aviation dictionary
wind shear — noun variation in wind velocity along a direction at right angles to the wind s direction, tending to exert a turning force … English new terms dictionary
