<p>In a book I read, I believe the author defined wind as the sum of <em>breezes</em>, <em>weather</em>, and <em>climate</em>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>breezes</strong>: hyper-local disturbances, due to topology or uneven heating of surfaces</li>
<li><strong>weather</strong>: the movement of air due to regional atmospheric highs and lows</li>
<li><strong>climate</strong>: the steady state air movement linked to, e.g., latitude</li>
</ul>
<p><em>The sum of these three vector fields is the true wind at any given moment, at any given spot.</em></p>
<p>Two questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Is this definition correct?</li>
<li>Is this definition in common use?</li>
</ol>

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2022-06-22T18:29:43.540Z
Which book was this? Please [edit](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/23948/is-wind-commonly-formally-defined-as-some-combination-of-breezes-weather-fronts) it into your answer.
Spencer
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2022-06-23T19:14:26.750Z
@Spencer, apologies but I have no recollection. This was years ago that I read it. But it was beautifully simple so the gist of things stuck with me.
Kenn Sebesta
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2022-06-24T00:43:58.350Z
This is the first time I come across such definitions used this way. In a broad sense, there's an element of truth to them, but there's also much more to it.
Fred
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2022-06-24T09:59:58.233Z
It is kind of as if saying your velocity is combination of where you are supposed to be going, where you are reporting you are going and where you are actually going.
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Is wind commonly formally defined as some combination of breezes, weather fronts, and climate?
Kenn Sebesta
# Is wind commonly formally defined as some combination of breezes, weather fronts, and climate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-06-22)

In a book I read, I believe the author defined wind as the sum of *breezes*, *weather*, and *climate*.

* **breezes**: hyper-local disturbances, due to topology or uneven heating of surfaces
* **weather**: the movement of air due to regional atmospheric highs and lows
* **climate**: the steady state air movement linked to, e.g., latitude

*The sum of these three vector fields is the true wind at any given moment, at any given spot.*

Two questions:

1. Is this definition correct?
2. Is this definition in common use?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Which book was this? Please [edit](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/23948/is-wind-commonly-formally-defined-as-some-combination-of-breezes-weather-fronts) it into your answer.  
> **username_0**: @username_1, apologies but I have no recollection. This was years ago that I read it. But it was beautifully simple so the gist of things stuck with me.  
> **username_2**: This is the first time I come across such definitions used this way. In a broad sense, there's an element of truth to them, but there's also much more to it.  
> **username_3**: It is kind of as if saying your velocity is combination of where you are supposed to be going, where you are reporting you are going and where you are actually going.  

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