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	*1 Alpes - Val-d`Isère by Torje Bjellaas see [http://vimeo.com/4468938]		*1 Alpes - Val-d`Isère by Torje Bjellaas see [http://vimeo.com/4468938]

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Wind

Air in motion relative to the surface of the earth.

Since vertical components of atmospheric motion are relatively small, especially near the surface of the earth, meteorologists use the term to denote almost exclusively the horizontal component. Vertical winds are usually identified as such.

[edit] Also see

• Anemometer
• Wind Speed
• Windsock
• 4002
• Drifts
• Mountain Wave
• Prevailing Wind
• Wind Wave
• Windward
• Wind Vane
• Wind Speed
• Wind Direction
• Wind Chill Index
• Snow Devil
• Weather
• Wind Measurement Systems
• Deconstructive metamorphosis
• Snow Cornice
• Snow drift

[edit] Reference:

• 1. Glossary of Meteorology Wind [1]

[edit] Examples:

• 1 Alpes - Val-d`Isère by Torje Bjellaas see [2]

• 2 Timelapses: between sea and mountains, by Nilo Merino Recalde see [3]

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