Wind gradient

ISBN 978-1-84407-262-0. The relation between wind speed and height is called the wind profile or wind gradient.  Brown, G. Sun, Wind & Light. New York: Wiley. 2001:

soaring）和脊提升（英语：Ridge lift）。具体而言，动力翱翔是反复的爬升至强风高度，然后顺着风向下降，这种方法可以在垂直的风梯度（英语：Wind gradient）中借取能量。在执行动力翱翔时，信天翁只需在飞行轨迹的顶端与底部的转向时消耗较多能量，其余时刻则处于比较轻松的借力飞行状态。这种技巧可以

Meteorology. Ageostrophic wind. American Meteorological Society. 2009 [2009-03-18]. （原始内容存档于2020-09-15）.  Glossary of Meteorology. Gradient wind. American Meteorological

doi:10.1029/2011GL050242 .  Schwartz, S.J.; et al. Electron temperature gradient scale at collisionless shocks (PDF). Physical Review Letters. 2011, 107

gravitational gradient are important in applied geophysics, such as the location of petroleum deposits. The CGS unit for gravitational gradient is named the