Information about Williwaw
In meteorology, a williwaw is a sudden blast of wind descending from a mountainous coast to the sea, particularly in the Strait of Magellan or the Aleutian Islands.[1] The term originates in the Alaska Panhandle region, where what are also known as outflow winds pour from the heads of the coastal inlets to the many channels of the offshore archipelago. Farther south such winds are also known as squamishes.
A squamish (also known as an arctic outflow wind in winter months) is a strong and often violent wind occurring in many of the fjords, inlets and valleys of British Columbia.
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References
- ^ Winds of the World: The Williwaw, from Weather Online
Meteorology (from Greek: μετέωρον, meteoron, "high in the sky"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and
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The Strait of Magellan is a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland Chile, South America and north of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The strait is the most important natural passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, but it is considered a difficult route to
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The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, "island") are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, occupying an area of 6,821 sq mi (17,666 km²) and extending about 1,200 mi (1,900 km) westward from the
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The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies just west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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For other uses, see Squamish (disambiguation).
A squamish (also known as an arctic outflow wind in winter months) is a strong and often violent wind occurring in many of the fjords, inlets and valleys of British Columbia.
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