Wind

n. Air in motion relative to the Earth's surface (AMS 2000).

• Discussion

The motion of air, in other words wind, is characterized by its speed and direction. Variability of wind speed and direction in space and time makes characterizing wind difficult.

• See Also

  • Wind direction

  • Wind speed

   

• References

  • American Meteorological Society (AMS). 2000. Glossary of Meteorology. [Online]. Available: http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary.

   

• Notes

  • Author 

    Joe Scott, Research Forester

    Systems for Environmental Management

     

  • Last update 

    August 2007