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What does WSHFT stand for?

Wind Shift


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Samples in periodicals archive:
Eoe1/4EoSailing in Hong Kong is different because of the high-rise buildings all along the waterfront and the way the wind shifts.
It was close between the two boats at the start, but then the Spanish team Porto Calero found a nice left wind shift that gave them a controlling position.
The typical conditions along the marathon route are a southwest breeze from Hopkinton to Newton and then a wind shift with a headwind and dropping temperatures for the final five miles to Boylston Street in Boston.
When the wind shifted back toward the ice cap, the ice would drift back against the shelf If a wind shift was detected while the "tail' or towed array was "wet" and the ship was next to the MIZ, an immediate course change to seaward was required.
Scientists are also using the data to investigate: * carbon dioxide absorption by the Southern Ocean's phytoplankton 'sink' * changes in surface temperature within the ACC that may feed back to the atmosphere * the link between sea level rise south of the polar fronts, deep subsurface warming and large-scale wind shifts.
While it's impossible to link any one event to global climate change, the researchers say the dead zones are caused by wind shifts of a type expected as the planet's temperature rises.
Large vehicles can cause wind shifts as they pass you.
The Racing Sailor covers upwind strategy and tactics, downwind strategy, finishing techniques, wind shift management, mark rounding, and much more.

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