short wave

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upper-level wind systems

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    In climate: Characteristics

    …miles) or less are called short waves, while those with longer wavelengths are called long waves. In addition, short waves progress in the same direction as the mean airflow, which is from west to east in the midlatitudes; long waves retrogress (that is, move in the opposite direction of the…

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