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Veering wind profile. Veering wind profile.

CSU-CHILL S-band radial velocities observed in a PPI scan at 10 degrees elevation angle. At short ranges / low beam heights, winds are inbound to the radar from the northwest. With increasing range / height, the inbound wind direction veers to the southwest. The maximum beam height in the plot is ~3.5 km AGL

Photo credit: Patrick Kennedy
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