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The list covers regional and local [[wind]]s and local weather phenomena including seasonal winds. |
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==A-B== |
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*''[[Abrolhos squall|Abrolhos]]'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] elision for "open eyes"; squall frequent wind that occurs from May through August between Cabo de Sao Tome and Cabo Frio on the coast of [[Brazil]]) |
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*''[[Trade wind|Alize]]'' (northeasterly across central Africa and the Caribbean) |
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*''Alizé Maritime'' (wet, fresh northerly wind across west central Africa)<ref>[http://www.gouv.sn/Le-climat.html| ''Le climat du Senegal''] {{fr}}</ref> |
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*''Amihan'' (northeasterly wind across the [[Philippines]])<ref name="L_EnglishDict"> |
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{{cite book |
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| last = English |
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| first = Fr. Leo James |
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| title = Tagalog-English Dictionary |
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| publisher = Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer |
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| date = 2004, 19th printing |
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| isbn = 971-08-4357-5 |
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| location = Manila}} |
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</ref> |
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*''[[Bayamo]]'' (violent wind on [[Cuba]]'s southern coast) |
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*''[[bora (wind)|Bora]]'' (northeasterly from eastern Europe to northeastern Italy) |
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==C-E== |
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*''[[Saharan Air Layer|Calima]]'' (dust-laden south to southeasterly wind blowing in the [[Saharan Air Layer]] across the Canary Islands) |
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*''[[Cape Doctor]]'' (dry south-easterly wind that blows on the South African coast in summer) |
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*''[[Cers (wind)|Cers]]'' (strong, very dry northeasterly wind in the bas-[[Languedoc]] region in southern [[France]]) |
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*''[[Chinook wind|Chinook]]'' (warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains) |
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*''[[Diablo wind|Diablo]]'' (hot, dry, offshore wind from the northeast in the San Francisco bay) |
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*''[[Etesian]]'' (Greek name) or ''Meltem'' (Turkish name) (northerly across Greece and Turkey) |
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*''[[Elephanta (wind)|Elephanta]]'' (strong southerly or southeasterly wind on the [[Malabar coast]] of India) |
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*''[[Cierzo]]'' (cool north/northwesterly wind on Ebro Valley in Spain) |
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*''[[Carpinteiro]]'' (strong southeasterly wind along the southern Atlantic coast if Brazil) |
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*''[[Caju]]'' (stormy gale-force north-westerly in the Atlantic coast of Brazil) |
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==F-H== |
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*''[[Föhn]]'' (warm dry southerly off the northern side of the Alps and the [[North Italy]]), the name gave rise to the ''fén-fēng'' ([[:zh:焚風|焚風]] 'burning wind') of Taiwan |
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*''[[Fremantle Doctor]]'' (afternoon sea breeze from the Indian Ocean which cools [[Perth, Western Australia]] during summer) |
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*''[[Gilavar]]'' (south wind in the [[Absheron Peninsula]] of the [[Azerbaijan Republic]]) |
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*''[[Gregale]]'' (northeasterly from [[Greece]]) |
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*''Habagat'' (southwesterly wind across the [[Philippines]])<ref>[http://kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/cab/outlook.pdf| PAGASA]</ref> |
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*''[[Harmattan]]'' (dry northerly wind across central Africa) |
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*''[[Halny]]'' (in northern [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]]) |
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*''[[Helm Wind]]'' (north-easterly wind in [[Cumbria]], [[England]]) |
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==I-L== |
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*''Karaburan'' ("black storm"), a Spring and Summer [[Katabatic wind]] of central Asia<ref>Kotliakov, Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich and Komarova, Anna Igorevna (2006) ''Elsevier's dictionary of geography: in English, Russian, French, Spanish and German'' Elsevier, Boston, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6DhWw_cYLicC&pg=PA392 page 392], ISBN 978-0-444-51042-6</ref> |
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*''[[Khamsin]]'' (southeasterly from north Africa to the eastern Mediterranean) |
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*''[[Khazri]]'' (cold north wind in the [[Absheron]] Peninsula of the Azerbaijan Republic) |
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*''Kona'' (southeast wind in [[Hawaii]], replacing [[trade wind]]s, bringing high humidity and often rain)<ref>Malo, David (1903) ''Hawaiian antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) '' Hawaiian Gazette Company, Honolulu, Hawaii, [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5cjaw4b3HoUC&pg=PA34 page 34] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13734333 OCLC 13734333]</ref> |
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*''[[Košava (wind)|Košava]]'' (strong and cold southeasterly season wind in Serbia) |
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*''[[Viento de Levante]]'' (easterly through Strait of [[Gibraltar]]) |
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*''Les Suêtes'' (western [[Cape Breton Highlands]]) high speed southeasterly winds <ref>Bowyer, Peter J. and Gray, John M. (1995) ''Where the wind blows: a guide to marine weather in Atlantic Canada'' Breakwater, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, ISBN 1-55081-119-3</ref> |
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*''[[Libeccio]]'' (southwesterly towards Italy) |
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*''[[Lodos]]'' (southwesterly towards [[Turkey]]. Strong "Lodos" events occur 6 - 7 times a year bringing 35 kt winds into [[Marmara Sea]]. The winds are funnelled SE from the [[Mediterranean]] and through the [[Dardanelles Strait]].) |
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*''[[Loo (wind)|Loo]]'' (hot and dry wind which blows over plains of [[India]] and [[pakistan]].) |
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==M-N== |
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*''[[Maestro (wind)|Maestro]]'' (cold northerly in the [[Adriatic sea]]) |
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*''[[Marin (wind)|Marin]]'' (south-easterly from Mediterranean to France) |
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*''Meltemi'' μελτέμι (Greek), or ''meltem'' (Turkish) ([[etesian]] northerly across Greece, Turkey, and [[Aegean sea]]){{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} |
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*''[[Minuano]]'' (southern [[Brazil]]) |
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*''[[Mistral (wind)|Mistral]]'' (cold northerly from central France and the Alps to Mediterranean) |
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*''[[Monsoon]]'' (mainly south-westerly winds combined with heavy rain in various areas close to the [[equator]]) |
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*''[[Nigeq]]'' (a strong wind from the east in [[Greenland]])<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/30/life-greenlands-polar-desert Stephen Pax Leonard, "Life in Greenland's polar desert"], ''The Observer'' 2011-10-30</ref> |
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* North wind (northern cold winds blowing from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to the [[Isthmus of Tehuantepec]]) |
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*''[[Nor'easter]]'' (strong storm with winds from the northeast on the north eastern coast of the United States (particularly [[New England]] states) and the east coast of Canada ([[Atlantic Canada]])) |
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*''[[Nor'west arch|Nor'wester]]'' (wind that brings rain to the West Coast, and warm dry winds to the East Coast of [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]], caused by the moist prevailing winds being uplifted over the [[Southern Alps]], often accompanied by a distinctive arched cloud pattern) |
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==O-R== |
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*Oe Faroe Islands whirlwind |
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*''[[Ostro]]'' southerly wind in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] |
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*''[[Pampero Winds|Pampero]]'' ([[Argentina]]), very strong wind which blows in the [[Pampa]] |
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*''[[Papagayo wind|Papagayo]]'' periodic wind which blows across Nicaragua and Costa Rica and out over the [[Gulf of Papagayo]] |
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*''[[Trade wind|Passat]]'', medium strong, constant blowing wind at sea in [[tropics|tropical]] areas |
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*''Plough Wind'' straight line wind which precedes thunderstorms or thunderstorm clusters<ref>{{Citation |
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| last = Government of Canada |
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| title = Twister Sisters Environment Canada |
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| date = 2003-05-01 |
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| url = http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/air/summersevere/ae00s25.en.html |
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| accessdate = 2009-08-05}} |
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</ref> |
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*''[[Puelche (wind)|Puelche]]'' on the western slope of the Andes in south-central Chile<ref>Miller A. World Survey of Climatology. Volume 12. Chapter 3. Climate of Chile.</ref> |
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*''Rashabar'' (or ''Rashaba'') ("black wind") a strong wind in the [[Kurdistan Region]] of Iraq, particularly in [[Sulaimaniya]].<ref>Rudloff, Willy (1981) ''World-climates, with tables of climatic data and practical suggestions" Wissensdraftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, Germany, page 242, ISBN 3-8047-0509-X</ref> |
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==S== |
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*''[[Santa Ana winds]]'' (southern California) |
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*''[[Shamal (wind)]] ([[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] term, signifying a summer northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states) |
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*''[[Simoom]]'' (strong, dry, desert wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the desert of Arabia) |
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*''[[Sirocco]]'' (southerly from north Africa to southern Europe) |
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*''[[Southerly|Southerly Buster]]'' (rapidly arriving low pressure cell that dramatically cools [[Sydney, Australia]] during summer) |
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*''Sou'wester'' (strong wind which blows from the southwest, and also a type of [[Sou'wester|waterproof hat]] designed to protect from and repel wind and rain){{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} |
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*''[[Squamish (wind)]]'' (strong, violent wind occurring in many of the [[fjords]] of [[British Columbia]]) |
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*''[[Sudestada (wind)]]'', (strong offshore wind from the Southeast associated with most of the shipwrecks in Uruguay's Rio de la Plata coast) |
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*''[[Sundowner (wind)]]'', (strong offshore wind off the [[California]] coast) |
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==T-Z== |
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*''[[Tehuano wind|Tehuano]]'' (periodic wind which blows across the [[Isthmus of Tehuantepec]] in southern Mexico and out over the [[Gulf of Tehuantepec]]) |
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*''[[Tramontane]]'' (cold northwesterly from the Pyrenees or northeasterly from the Alps to the Mediterranean, similar to Mistral) |
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*''[[Vendavel]]'' (westerly through the Strait of Gibraltar) |
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*''[[Zonda wind]]'' (on the eastern slope of the Andes in Argentina) |
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==Notes== |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Winds| ]] |
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