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Old 10th November 2006 | 14:35
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llanfairpg
 
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From: heathrow
Think again!

QUOTE Gusts are caused by vortices due to terrain, ground obstructions, rising and falling currents caused by "thermals".

Put your terrain and ground obstuructions in a wind tunnel and the pass a constant flow of air over them. Using your theory the air on the downwind side will GUST! Or will it?
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