Mountain-gap wind
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Mountain-gap wind
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A mountain-gap wind, gap wind or gap flow is a local wind blowing through a gap between mountains. Gap winds are low-level winds and can be associated with strong winds of 20-40 knots and on occasion exceeding 50 knots. Gap winds are generally strongest close to gap exit. Example flows include the surface winds blowing through the Strait of Gibraltar – one of the strongest winds in this region is called Levanter. Similar winds occur at other gaps in mountain ranges, such as the tehuantepecer and
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2022-10-22T20:30:14Z
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