Shearline
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A line which separates regions of differing wind velocity.
"Within the monsoon regions, three systems of convergence are identified, the northern monsoon shearline, the southern monsoon shearline and the maximum cloud zone associated with the monsoon westerlies in the vicinity of the equator."
Example
More examples"Within the monsoon regions, three systems of convergence are identified, the northern monsoon shearline, the southern monsoon shearline and the maximum cloud zone associated with the monsoon westerlies in the vicinity of the equator."
Etymology
From shear + line.
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