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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

helm wind A local name for a type of lee wave that occurs frequently in winter and spring on the western (lee) slope of the Crossfell range in Cumbria, England. Associated with this cold, gusty, north-easterly wind, the helm itself is a thick bank of cloud along the mountain range, together with an outlier of narrow, almost motionless cloud away from the range.

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helm wind

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

helm wind Local name for a type of lee wave frequent in winter and spring on the western (lee) slope of the Crossfell range in Cumbria, England. Associated with this cold, gusty, north-easterly wind, the helm itself is a thick bank of cloud along the mountain range, together with an outlier of narrow, almost motionless cloud away from the range.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "helm wind." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-helmwind.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Racing: Helm Wind.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/2/1999
	De Savary to take the helm as wind turns in Millwall's favour. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 11/23/2005
	Post-McGuire era starts with apology; Stephen Hemsley took the helm at... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/20/2006