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tailwind
Definição1
In the same direction as the wind is blowing.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Wind shear. Montreal, 1987. (Cir. 186 AN/122).
Contexto
By scanning azimuthally at a given elevation angle, an almost sinusoidal variation in Doppler velocity is obtained as the antenna scans upwind, across wind, downwind and across wind during each rotation.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology Air Navigation
Related Term
crosswind
crosswind component
headwind component
tailwind component
Français
vent arrière