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Jul 23, 2011 · "Veering winds - Winds which shift in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g., southeasterly at the surface turning to southwesterly aloft).
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Jul 24, 2011 · Veering and backing are TRENDS which must be defined either at constant height (or quasi-horizontal surface like a pressure surface, e.g. 850mb) or at a constant location (2D location...e.g. a city) and constant time. In other words, we can either vary time or vary height.
A veering wind is a wind that turns clockwise with height. An example of a veering wind would be a southeast wind at the surface and a west wind at 700 millibars. The wind turns in the same direction as a clock from the surface to 700 millibars.
Backing Winds: Winds that shift in a counterclockwise direction over time or with a change in altitude or location; Veering Winds: Winds that shift in a clockwise direction over time or with a change in altitude or location
When a wind veers it changes direction in a clockwise direction. In other words, a westerly wind would become a north westerly wind. A backing wind would change from a northerly wind to a north westerly wind. A veering wind is generally associated with warm air advection.
May 3, 2018 · Warm air advection (veering winds) near the surface may mean the difference between freezing rain and just a cold rain. In forecasting thunderstorms, cooling of the mid levels of the atmosphere...
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Veering A clockwise shift in wind direction (for example, south winds shifting to the west). Winds which shift in a clockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g., from southerly to westerly), or which change direction in a clockwise sense with height (e.g., southeasterly at the surface turning to southwesterly aloft).
