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About wind hills or flat more windy?
Posted: Thu 23 Jun 2016 11:58 pm
by WXStevo
so i want know which one is more windy flat land or hills how come down Tasmania is more windy than QLD i dont understand i would like to learn about landscape wind
Re: About wind hills or flat more windy?
Posted: Fri 24 Jun 2016 2:02 pm
by freddie
WXStevo wrote:which one is more windy flat land or hills
In general it will be stronger on hilltops as they stick up into the "free" atmosphere and are less affected by the frictional effect of the ground. BUT it does depend on an awful lot of things: atmospheric stability and upwind topography being just two of them.
Re: About wind hills or flat more windy?
Posted: Thu 30 Jun 2016 1:44 pm
by BeaumarisWX
Hi WXStevo,
To hopefully answer part of your question
how come down Tasmania is more windy than QLD
ironically I am a born and breed Queenslander and now live in Tasmania, it's because of the
Roaring Forties
Tasmania lies smack bang in the path of the roaring forties - westerly winds that rip around the Earth in latitudes between 40 and 50 degrees.
The Roaring Forties bring wild winds, wet weather and cold temperatures to Tasmania and southern Australia. The bane of sailors since Cook first circumnavigated Antarctica, these mighty winds influence everything from delicate native rain forest rodents to parrots and penguins.
Some links for you to read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Forties and
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/ ... 038604.htm
regards,