Levant (wind)
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The levant is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an example of mountain-gap wind. In Roussillon it is called "llevant" and in Corsica "levante". In the w
Levant cloud forming against the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar.
Levant cloud hanging over the Rock of Gibraltar.
The cap cloud that forms in moist stable easterly winds over the Rock of Gibraltar
The Levanter cloud becoming detached from the crest of the Rock in strong easterly winds
Mistral (wind)
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The mistral is a strong, cold, northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean. It produces sustained winds averaging 50 km/h, sometimes reaching
Levant (wind)
…The winds of the Mediterranean Tramontane Gregale Levante Sirocco Ostro Libeccio Ponente Mistral Levant cloud forming against the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar. The levant (Catalan: Llevant, Italian: Levante, Maltese: Lvant, Greek: Λεβάντες…
Mistral wind blowing near Marseille. In the centre is the Château d'If.
The bell tower of the hilltop village of La Cadière-d'Azur is open, which allows the mistral to pass through.
Schematic diagram of mistral wind occurrence in Europe.
Oak bent to the south by the mistral in Sardinia