A change in wind direction running counterclockwise, as in from west to southwest.
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20645
Wind which shifts in a counterclockwise direction with time at a given location (e.g. from southerly to southeasterly), or change direction in a counterclockwise sense with height (e.g. westerly at the surface but becoming more southerly aloft). Backing winds with height are indicative of cold air advection (CAA). The opposite of veering winds.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22268
Shifting of the wind in an anti-clockwise direction, often ahead of a low-pressure system.
Found on
http://www.metcheck.com/OTHER/glossary.asp
A wind that changes its direction in a counter clockwise motion. An example would be a Northwest wind changing to a West wind.
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22280
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