| роза ветров | prevailing and dominant winds (график, изображающий режим ветра в данном месте; обычно строится по многолетним данным для месяца, сезона, года. По 8 (или 16) румбам откладывают в выбранном масштабе в виде векторов значения повторяемости (в % от общего числа наблюдений) направлений или значения средних и максимальных скоростей ветра, соответствующие каждому румбу. Концы векторов соединяют ломаной линией. БСЭ. Prevailing winds are winds that blow predominantly from a single general direction over a particular point on the Earth's surface. The dominant winds are the trends in direction of wind with the highest speed over a particular point on the Earth's surface. A region's prevailing and dominant winds are often affected by global patterns of movement in the Earth's atmosphere. WK. The dominant winds are mostly from the southwest which works out nicely for the St.Lawrence river work as it runs the same way. | Dominant winds are mostly northerly, with a secondary peak of north-north-westerly winds | The prevailing winds are mostly W or SW and most winter gales are from the SW. | as the prevailing winds are mostly westerly. | the prevailing winds are mostly from the NE. Alexander Demidov) |
