0
Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of autan

Hello,

Could you help me explain the meaning of the word in the following sentence?

The warm, dry autan blows along the Rhone Valley in France, and it is accompanied by low-pressure systems. I've refered the dictionary but can't find the answer to it. Hope you can do me a favor. Thanks a lot!Emotion: smile
  

Top answer

id=wind1 in south-central France, especially in Gascony and the upper Garonne River. Near the Pyrenees the autan is very turbulent, growing in strength in the valleys. At Toulouse its average speed is 13 m s -1 (30 mph) with gusts of 20–22 m s -1 (45–50 mph); it tends to be strongest at midday.

— Mister Micawber

  • id=wind1 in south-central France, especially in Gascony and the upper Garonne River.
  • Near the Pyrenees the autan is very turbulent, growing in strength in the valleys.
  • At Toulouse its average speed is 13 m s -1 (30 mph) with gusts of 20–22 m s -1 (45–50 mph); it tends to be strongest at midday.
  • It increases in speed up to a height of 450 m (1500 ft), above which it weakens and veers to the south.
  • North of Toulouse it loses its special character and becomes an ordinary southeast wind.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
From the on-line Glossary of Meteorology:

autan—(Also called http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=altanus1.) A strong southeast ht
0

Related Questions