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onshore wind [′ȯn‚shȯr ‚wind] (meteorology) Wind blowing from the sea toward the land. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We assigned arbitrary values for onshore wind (1 for W, WSW, SW, SSW, and S), offshore wind (0 for ESE, E, ENE, NE, NNE, and N), and partially onshore wind (0. Anytime there is strong onshore wind or swell, an otherwise safe inlet could be dangerous. Sediments drilled from beneath the Arabian Sea show that the summertime onshore winds in the region gained strength between 8 million and 9 million years ago, says John E. |
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