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	BBC - Weather Centre - Features - Understanding Weather - The Mistral
		Peter Mayle described the Mistral as a "brutal, exhausting wind that can blow the ears off a donkey" and, as the author of 'A Year in Provence', he had a fair chance to get to know it.
		More colloquial is the Provençal name of 'le vent du fada', or "the idiot wind", so-called because the Mistral is believed to be more than capable of driving even the sanest weather scientist to gibbering insanity.
		Wind-surfers, however, head straight for the beach to show off their acrobatic skills — which must be the most modern symptom of Mistral madness.
	www.bbc.co.uk /weather/features/understanding/wind_mistral.shtml (587 words)

	MEDEX winds - - Mistral
		Mistrals are considered the most dangerous of all Mediterranean winds because of their high speeds and persistence.
		Mistral: Cold, northerly katabatic wind flowing into the Gulf of Lion from the southern coast of France.
		The wind is characterized by the sinking of cold air generated over the mountains and then funneled through the Garone Valley between the Pyrennes and the Massif Central and through the Rhone Valley farther east between the Massif Central and the Alps.
	www.nrlmry.navy.mil /~medex/tutorial/medex/winds/wind_mis.html (164 words)

	Mistral - Biocrawler
		Mistral is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs mostly in the winter and spring in the Gulf of Lion.
		In the case of the Mistral, air is cooled above the Massif Central, the central plateau of France, and the Pyrenees.
		It is an example of a katabatic wind, which is caused by air that is cooled over the mountains by the presence of a high pressure system or radiative cooling.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mistral (270 words)

	Mistral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mistral is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs mostly in the winter and spring in the Gulf of Lion.
		In the case of the Mistral, air is cooled above the Massif Central, the central plateau of France, and the Pyrenees.
		It is an example of a katabatic wind, which is caused by air that is cooled over the mountains by the presence of a high pressure system or radiative cooling.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mistral (208 words)

	The Maserati Mistral
		So was born the Mistral, the first in a series a classic Maseratis to be given the name of a wind and the last model from the Casa del Tridente to be equipped with a straight six cylinder engine before Maserati moved on to V8 engines for their production cars.
		The drivetrain of the Mistral was traditional Maserati, a rigid Salisbury axle suspended with leaf springs (limited-slip differential available as an option), ZF 5-speed gearbox, dics brakes all round and Borrani wire wheels (later models were fitted with the same light alloy wheels fitted on the Ghibli).
		However it was the structure of the chassis that characterized the Mistral.
	www.maserati-indy.co.uk /alfieri56.htm (993 words)

	Mistral Olmix : the wind of welfare in animal husbandry
		Mistral Olmix : the wind of welfare in animal husbandry
		MISTRAL Olmix was recognised by the International Panel of Judges at the VIV Europe show as being the animal welfare product for the future
		Use MISTRAL to increase competitiveness at suckling and reduce the time from birth to the first colostrum intake.
	www.mistral-olmix.com /anglais_site (457 words)

	Cafes & Small Eateries
		The shop draws its name, Mistral, from the strong northerly wind that blows toward the Mediterranean coast of southern France.
		Mistral Rotisserie Provencale is a classic French rotisserie offering meat and poultry roasted with Mediterranean flavors.
		Owners Fabrice and Betty Marcon say this is most fitting for their "back to nature" approach to cuisine where cooking is seen as a simple, knowledgeable enhancement to natural ingredients.
	www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com /html/cafes___restaurants.html (1887 words)

	Katabatic wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A distinction is drawn between winds that are warmer than their surroundings (generally called Foehn or regionally, Chinook, Santa Ana or Diablo) and those that are cooler (for instance the Mistral in the Mediterranean, the Bura (or Bora) in the Adriatic or the Oroshi in Japan).
		Cold katabatic winds are frequently found in the early hours of the night when the solar heating has ceased and the ground cools by emitting infrared radiation.
		A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning "going downhill", is a wind that blows down a topographic incline such as a hill, mountain, or glacier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catabatic_wind (1887 words)

	Katabatic wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A distinction is drawn between winds that are warmer than their surroundings (generally called Föhn or regionally, Chinook, Santa Ana, Bergwind or Diablo) and those that are cooler (for instance the Mistral in the Mediterranean, the Bura (or Bora) in the Adriatic or the Oroshi in Japan).
		Cold katabatic winds are frequently found in the early hours of the night when the solar heating has ceased and the ground cools by emitting infrared radiation.
		A katabatic wind, from the Greek word katabatikos meaning "going downhill", is a wind that blows down a topographic incline such as a hill, mountain, or glacier.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Katabatic (265 words)

	The Weather Doctor
		Along northern Mediterranean shores, these winds are called the Mistral and the Bora.
		Winds of great strength but not classified as hurricanes include the Frisk Vind in Sweden; the Landlash in Scotland; the Bufo in Japan, the Kohala in Hawaii, the Williwaw in Alaska and the Vinds-Gnyr in Iceland.
		Authors from Ancient Greece to Twentieth Century America have penned lines in praise or condemnation of the winds, but it is to the common men and women that we turn our ear for the poetic names of the vagrant wind.
	www.islandnet.com /~see/weather/almanac/arc_1998/98may01.htm (265 words)

	katabatic wind -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The extremely cold winds along the coasts of Antarctica are fall winds; other examples are the bora in the Adriatic region of Italy and Croatia and the mistral in southern France.
		This local wind system is typically encountered along coastlines adjacent to large bodies of water and is induced by differences that occur between the heating or cooling of the water surface and the adjacent land surface.
		Wind is a clean and inexhaustible source of energy that has been used for many centuries to grind grain, pump water, propel sailing ships, and perform other work.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9044825 (822 words)

	The Climate of, and Weather in, the Languedoc: Wind: Le Vent Autan
		It is sometimes known as the Vent des Fous (the wind of the mad) as it can blow for up to nine days on end, allegedly driving people as mad as the Mistral, and is also known, rather dramatically, as the devil's wind and the wind of death.
		The Autan wind is a wind of the south-east of France.
		The Climate of, and Weather in, the Languedoc: Wind: Le Vent Autan
	www.languedoc-france.info /110504_autan.htm (822 words)

	background
		Examples of other local wind systems are the Mistral flowing down the Rhone valley into the Mediterranean Sea, the Scirocco, a southerly wind from Sahara blowing into the Mediterranean sea.
		Winds flowing down the leeward sides of mountains can be quite powerful: Examples are the Foehn in the Alps in Europe, the Chinook in the Rocky Mountains, and the Zonda in the Andes.
		Hence, winds tend to flow upslope during the day and these are called valley winds.
	www.hprcc.unl.edu /nebraska/stuproj/ametf99/wenzl/background.html (469 words)

	What is Wind? is a Thoughts of a Rural Woman by Rebecca Brown
		Wind is the general term for any natural movement of air, whether of high or low velocity, great or little force.
		Spinning winds: tend to be the most dramatic of all air movement.
		A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
	rebeccasreads.com /archives/a_thoughts/thoughts_031404.html (2801 words)

	National Geographic Adventure Mag.: Adventures of Tim Cahill
		The mistral, blowing from the north over the northwest coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is a katabatic wind, as are the warm braw, in the Schouten Islands north of New Guinea, and the vardar of Greece.
		Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness.
		They taught their children to avoid the katabatic wind, and those children passed the information down to their children and so on, through a whole wondrous improbable process that led to you, sitting somewhere comfortable, reading this quaint material, in a room out of the wind.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /adventure/0405/excerpt3.html (1665 words)

	Golfe du Lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is the area of the famous cold, blustery catabatic wind called the Mistral.
		The Golfe du Lion cannot be dismissed as a simple passive continental margin, however.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_of_Lion (1665 words)

	Starboard Forum - Which new board suits best?
		We are both looking for boards and have been shown mistral 191, Hifly Maxx etc but want a board that will enable us to uphaul ate present, plane and then give us the flexibility to blast about and perform turns etc but not into racing.
		We have access to a lake, a large loch (tidal) and sea with flat, chop and waves (depending on location) Wind is quite light or very gusty.
		This is just by the way, I am 97 kg and can easily uphaul the Mistral Vision 170, so you should be able to uphaul the Vision 190/191/Supervision.
	www.star-board.com /Forum/school/read.asp?ID=154&t=2001715205931 (1665 words)

	Events - List
		Again it was to be Micah Buzianis (North, Mistral) at the head of the group, though this time round it was a lot more difficult with both both Jimmy Diaz (Neil Pryde, Mike's Lab) and Sam Ireland (Neil Pryde, Starboard) constantly putting on the pressure.
		Of note in the racing were the races that were held in up to 30 knots of wind and the long distance event, which counted in the results for 2 races.
		Though Phil McGain (Gaastra, Starboard) lept into an early lead on the first day of competition, it was Micah Buzianis (North, Mistral) who stamped his authority on the racing on the 2nd day and was never to relinquish this position.
	www.neilpryde.com /events/result2004/pwa_us_national.php (1665 words)

	New England USA - Mistral Restaurant Reservations - Boston - French/Mediterranean
		Inspired by the wind that sweeps through the south of France, Mistral will captivate you with its air of refreshment.
		Mistral features a crisp linen dining room as well as a lounge, a bar and a private dining Salon.
		Mistral is acclaimed chef Jamie Mammano's South End Restaurant.
	www.dinnerbroker.com /restaurants/massachusetts/boston/mistral?site_id=529 (169 words)

	Virtual Library of Sport - wind surfing
		Attempts being made to harness the energy generated by the famous Mistral winds to break the world records at 46.52 knots
		Professional Wind Surfing Association organize and sanction professional events, make new rules for the sport, help promote grass roots growth, strengthen the bonds of friendship between existing associations, classes and disciplines of windsurfing and to provide support and services for all windsurfers.
		Wind Planet get to know windsurfers from around the world
	www.sportsvl.com /water/windsurfing.htm (322 words)

	MET 1010: Lecture #26
		Cold downslope wind: katabatic wind (called Mistral in France, Bora on northern Adriatic coast)
		Santa Ana winds: warm, dry wind that blows from east or northeast into Southern California
		Warm downslope wind: Chinook (east of Rockies), Foehn in Alps, Zonda in Argentina
	met1010-02.sp04.fsu.edu /lecture26.html (322 words)

	Professional Windsurfers Association
		After an exciting day of high wind action Daida Moreno (Mistral, North) of Spain was put to the ultimate test when Karin Jaggi fought through the double elimination and won the first of two thrilling battles.
		Welcomed by the event organizers and 35 knot howling southwesterlies, the girls arrived on the island after a five hour ferry crossing all set for a week of party and high wind action.
		The PWA Canadian Freestyle Wold Cup has drawn to a conclusion here in the beautiful Madeleine Islands with Spanish sailor Daida Moreno (Mistral, North) taking the overall victory despite losing to her sister Iballa (Mistral, North) in the second single elimination final here this morning.
	www.pwaworldtour.com /pwa.sys/events/event,90 (549 words)

	Hazardous Conditions: Winter
		The Mistral is a cold, strong northwesterly to north-northeasterly offshore wind along part or all of the coast of the Gulf of Lion.
		Over the open water in the Gulf of Lion, Mistral wind speeds locally greater than 40 kt occurred in nearly 8% of total observations.
		The strongest winds associated with a Mistral generally occur over the Gulf of Lion, decreasing south-eastward.
	www.nrlmry.navy.mil /~cannon/medports/Bizerte/Hc_wi.html (549 words)

	MISTRAL - Definition
		bise, east wind, easter, easterly, Euroclydon, gregale, levanter, north wind, northeaster, norther, northwester, south wind, southeaster, souther, southerly buster, southwester, Tehuantepec wind, Tehuantepecer, tramontane, west wind, wester, westerly
		Proven [, c ] al.] A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/mistral (549 words)

	IngentaConnect The spatial structure of the Mediterranean Sea winds revealed by ...
		Almost 5 years (1992-1996) of ERS-1 scatterometer wind data have been analysed over the Mediterranean Sea to study the spatial structure of the main regional wind systems.
		This has been computed by a boundary layer model, using scatterometer wind data, sea surface temperature (SST) from the ERS-1 ATSR and the NOAA AVHRR radiometers and air temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) analysis data.
		In the Gulf of Lion the orography affects the zonal extension of the mistral, while the Isle of Crete influences the flow of the etesian.
	www.ingentaconnect.com /content/tandf/tres/2001/00000022/00000001/art00005 (549 words)

	background2
		Most common during the winter and spring, the Mistral is a northwesterly wind which flows into the Gulf of Lion through the mountain passes of Southern France.
		The Levante is an easterly wind which can reach gale to storm force through the Strait of Gibraltar and gale force in the Easten Gulf of Cadiz and Western Alboran Sea.
		Normally confined to the Northwest Mediterranean, high winds can extend as far south as the Strait of Sicily with gale to storm force winds through the Strait of Bonifacio.
	www.hprcc.unl.edu /nebraska/stuproj/ametf99/wenzl/background2.html (549 words)

	Trieste Elegies
		Like the Provençal mistral and the New England nor'easter, this wind bears its own name and legend: la bora is said to periodically cleanse the city of its sins with three-day episodes.
		Trieste's moody winters fill the city with its signature wind, which whips down from the mountains in the northeast to the Adriatic at up to sixty miles an hour.
		The city sits on a strip of land called the Karst that is now in the far northeast of Italy, on the Slovenian border, but that has over time been host to the Illyrians, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Goths, the Venetian Empire, Napoleon's Empire, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Germany, Yugoslavia, and Italy again, since 1954.
	www.theatlantic.com /doc/prem/200206/donatich (378 words)

	Meteorology and Climatology
		The Santa Ana winds of southern California occur as hot dry air is pushed from a high in the Great Basin over the mountains of southern California, desiccating vegetation and contributing to destructive wildfires.
		A hot spot on the surface, such as a plowed field, may be accompanied by a horizontal wind shear caused by a nearby obstacle, leading to the ubiquitous dust devil.
		Chinook winds develop when relatively stable air is forced over a mountain range, then warms as it compresses on the leeward side of the mountains.
	www.valdosta.edu /~grissino/geog3150/lecture19.htm (546 words)

	BirdMan, Inc.
		With good flying conditions (no wind or a tail wind aloft), an ideal body type (tall and thin), and the correct body position we estimate that the forward speed on the S3 can be up to 90 mph with vertical speeds as slow as 30 mph.
		PHI is made of new high-tech Trevira Micro material called Action Mistral.
		Hours of flying in various speeds and angles gave us even better idea how to make a wing suit that is at the same time easy to fly and control, thus giving you power you need whether you were flying on your belly or back, making acrobatics or just cruising around.
	www.bird-man.com /?n=products&v=wingsuits (1428 words)

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