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noun Meteorology.
the law stating that if one stands with one's back to the wind, in the Northern Hemisphere the atmospheric pressure will be lower on one's left and in the Southern Hemisphere it will be lower on one's right: descriptive of the relationship of horizontal winds to atmospheric pressure.
Origin:
named after C. H. D. Buys-Ballot (1817–90), Dutch meteorologist
named after C. H. D. Buys-Ballot (1817–90), Dutch meteorologist
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Buys-ballot's law
is always a great word to know.
So is microburst. Does it mean:
| the science of measuring the speed of wind |
| an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downpour |
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