Cold dry northerly wind off the alps - one of the traditional eight traders winds of the Mediterranean Sea.
Related Terms |
ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY
Amount of moisture in the air, indicated in kg/kg of dry air.
|
TO HAUL
To change the course of a sailing vessel to bring the wind farther forward, usually used with up, such as haul up.
|
HEAD WIND
Wind from ahead of the vessel
|
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
A method of analysis whereby the dry weight of contaminant per unit volume of fluid can be measured showing the degree of contamination in terms of milligrams of contaminant per liter of fluid.
|
FARDAGE
A wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry
|
HARMATTAN
The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called the DOCTOR, because of its supposed healthful properties.
|
GUST
1. A sudden brief increase in the speed of the wind of more transient character than a squall, and followed by a lull or slackening of the wind. 2. The violet wind or squall that accompanies a thunder- storm.
|
HAZE
Fine dust or salt particles in the air, too small to be individually apparent but in sufficient number to reduce horizontal visibility and give the atmosphere a characteristic hazy appearance which casts a bluish or yellowish veil over the landscape, subduing its colors. This is sometimes called a dry haze to distinguish it from damp haze, small water droplets or very hygroscopic particles in the air, smaller and more scattered than light fog.
|
SLING PSYCHROMETER
Measuring device with wet and dry bulb thermometers. Moved rapidly through air it measures humidity.
|
CHILL FACTOR
Calculated number based on temperature and wind velocity.
|
