Winds Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is Leveche?
Southwest Wind from the Sahara
Hot, Dry - Most Prevalent in Spring
Valencia, Alicante, Andalucia
Levante
Aka Solano
Easterly
Hot, Dry
Andalucia Plain
What is another name for the Solano?
Levante
Pontiente
West
Humid
Jerez de la Frontera
Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barrameda
What is the Cierzo?
Wind of Rioja
Biscay Cyclone
Thru Ebro to Oriental
Wind of Valencia?
Leveche
Wind of Alicante?
Leveche
Wind of Andalucia?
Levante
Wind of Sherry?
Pontiente & Levante
Wind of Rioja?
Cierzo
What is the wind of Pla I Llevant?
Embat
What wind originates in the Sahara?
Leveche
What is the difference between the Leveche and Levante?
Leveche is from the South (Sahara)
Levante aka Solano is from the East (Mediterranean)
What is the Tramontana?
Northerly wind (cool, dry)
Cataluna and Baleares
The Cierzo affects what regions?
Aragon
Cataluña
Navarra
Rioja