[30.12.2021, 07:42:36] Sean: Look forward to further dissertations.
[02.01.2022, 14:12:22] Sylvia Borin: Wind is experiencing atmospheric pressure and requires sometime to combat it for normalization, thus ripple research is not prioritized as research has reduced capacity for multitasking.
[10.01.2022, 08:33:03] Sylvia Borin: Winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them, the regions in which they occur, and their effect. Winds have various aspects, an important one being its velocity (wind speed); another the density of the gas involved; another its energy content or wind energy. Wind is also a great source of transportation for seeds and birds; with time things can travel thousands of miles in the wind.
[10.01.2022, 08:38:03] Sylvia Borin: In meteorology, winds are often referred to according to their strength, and the direction from which the wind is blowing. Short bursts of high-speed wind are termed gusts. Strong winds of intermediate duration (around one minute) are termed squalls. Long-duration winds have various names associated with their average strength, such as breeze, gale, storm, and hurricane. Wind occurs on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hours. In coastal areas the sea breeze/land breeze cycle can define local winds; in areas that have variable terrain, mountain and valley breezes can dominate local winds. Wind is caused by differences in the atmospheric pressure. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. Winds defined by an equilibrium of physical forces are used in the decomposition and analysis of wind profiles. They are useful for simplifying the atmospheric equations of motion and for making qualitative arguments about the horizontal and vertical distribution of winds. The thermal wind is the difference in the geostrophic wind between two levels in the atmosphere. It exists only in an atmosphere with horizontal temperature gradients. The ageostrophic wind component is the difference between actual and geostrophic wind, which is responsible for air "filling up" cyclones over time. The gradient wind is similar to the geostrophic wind but also includes centrifugal force (or centripetal acceleration). Sustained wind speeds are reported globally with an average over a 10‑minute time frame. Ocean roughness can be used to estimate wind velocity close to the sea surface over oceans. Wind engineering describes the study of the effects of the wind on the built environment, including buildings, bridges and other man-objects. Over elevated surfaces, heating of the ground exceeds the heating of the surrounding air at the same altitude above sea level, creating an associated thermal low over the terrain and enhancing any thermal lows that would have otherwise existed, and changing the wind circulation of the region. In areas where there is rugged topography that significantly interrupts the environmental wind flow, the wind circulation between mountains and valleys is the most important contributor to the prevailing winds. Hills and valleys substantially distort the airflow by increasing friction between the atmosphere and landmass by acting as a physical block to the flow, deflecting the wind parallel to the range just upstream of the topography, which is known as a barrier jet. This barrier jet can increase the low level wind by 45%. Wind direction also changes because of the contour of the land.
[10.01.2022, 08:51:03] Sylvia Borin: If there is a pass in the mountain range, winds will rush through the pass with considerable speed because of the Bernoulli principle that describes an inverse relationship between speed and pressure. The airflow can remain turbulent and erratic for some distance downwind into the flatter countryside. In mountainous areas, local distortion of the airflow becomes severe. Jagged terrain combines to produce unpredictable flow patterns and turbulence, such as rotors, which can be topped by lenticular clouds. Strong updrafts, downdrafts and eddies develop as the air flows over hills and down valleys. In mountainous parts of the world subjected to relatively consistent winds (for example, the trade winds), a more moist climate usually prevails on the windward side of a mountain than on the leeward or downwind side. Moisture is removed by orographic lift, leaving drier air on the descending and generally warming, leeward side where a rain shadow is observed. Winds that flow over mountains down into lower elevations are known as downslope winds. These winds are warm and dry. Wind causes the generation of sound. The movement of air causes movements of parts of natural objects. These objects will produce sound if they touch each other. Even a soft wind will cause a low level of environmental noise. If the wind is blowing harder, it may produce howling sounds of varying frequencies. An east wind is a wind that originates in the east and blows west. This wind is referenced as symbolism in mythology, poetry and literature. Wind figures prominently in several popular sports.
[10.01.2022, 08:56:16] Sylvia Borin: The Beaufort scale /ˈboʊfərt/ is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale.
10.01.2022, 08:57:25] Sylvia Borin: 0:Calm:Sea like a mirror
[10.01.2022, 08:57:48] Sylvia Borin: 1:Light air:Ripples with appearance of scales are formed, without foam crests
[10.01.2022, 08:58:15] Sylvia Borin: 2:Light breeze:Small wavelets still short but more pronounced; crests have a glassy appearance but do not break
[10.01.2022, 09:11:35] Sean: Current state. Beaufort:2