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Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and its exceptional wind system
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From 1973 to 1976, research was performed around the Sea of Galilee, aimed at examining the wind regime in the area and whether the area develops a land-sea breeze despite its particular topographical location as discussed by the authors.Abstract:
From 1973–1976, research was performed around the Sea of Galilee, aimed at examining the wind regime in the area and whether the area develops a land-sea breeze despite its particular topographical location.
The main conclusions were:
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During the summer mornings a lake breeze develops, blowing towards the shores of the lake. It ceases at the peak of its development when a westerly wind, originating in the development of a breeze along the Israeli Mediterranean coast, plunges towards the lake.
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Late at night, a wind flow develops from the land towards the lake, which combines with the katabatic winds that blow along the steep slopes surrounding the Kinneret.
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The stations at the upper level, at a height of 400–500 m above the Kinneret, are not affected by the lake breeze during the day or by the land breeze at night.
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In winter, the Kinneret lake breeze is almost as developed as in summer, because the westerly winds, originating in the Mediterranean sea breeze which hardly develops in this season, do not plunge into the Kinneret.read more
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Wind, water temperature and motions in Lake Kinneret: general pattern: With 14 figures and 2 lables in the text
TL;DR: In this article, wind, water temperature and motions in Lake Kinneret: general pattern was studied. But the authors focused on the general pattern of the wind and water temperature in the lake.
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The influence of the special shape of the dead-sea and its environment on the local wind system
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the wind regime of the Dead Sea and complemented a former article which delt only with the wind system of the north-west section of this lake.
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The wind regime in the north-west section of the Dead-Sea
TL;DR: In this article, a topo-climatological research was carried out in the Kallia region in the north-western section of the Dead Sea during the period April 1969 to March 1970.