In the early years of meteorology, when data was scarce, the wind field could be estimated using the thermal wind relation and knowledge of a surface wind speed and direction as well as thermodynamic soundings aloft . In this way, the thermal wind relation acts to define the wind itself, rather than just its shear.
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In the early years of meteorology, when data was scarce, the wind field could be estimated using the thermal wind relation and knowledge of a surface wind speed and direction as well as thermodynamic soundings aloft . In this way, the thermal wind relation acts to define the wind itself, rather than just its shear.
