heliotropic wind

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heliotropic wind [‚hē·lē·ə′träp·ik ′wind]

(meteorology)

A subtle, diurnal component of the wind velocity leading to a diurnal shift of the wind or turning of the wind with the sun, produced by the east-to-west progression of daytime surface heating.

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