Vaisala IRIS - SLINE: Shear Line; Figure 66 SLINE Example Configuration

5.7 SLINE: Shear Line
Figure 66 SLINE Example Configuration
SLINE marks the transition between two air masses on the image.
Because the wind can be dierent on either side of the air mass, sudden wind shifts occur
when a frontal boundary passes.
The following figure shows an example of a typical shear line. The most severe wind shifts
are associated with mesoscale gust fronts, which occur at the leading edge of a
thunderstorm outflow, and with larger scale cold fronts, which may be associated with
severe weather.
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