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wind shear

noun as in slant of wind

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Climate change increases the available energy, but reduces the wind shear, making the net result hard to predict.

On the other hand, wind shear is expected to decrease as the poles get warmer.

Second, you need those layers to be traveling at different speeds or in different directions, a phenomenon called wind shear.

Wind shear may decrease in a warmer world and that could mean fewer tornadoes.

So which influence wins out—increasing water vapor or decreasing wind shear?

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wind shear, such as: microburst, sudden downdraft, veering wind, and wind shift.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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