Sentence examples for upwind edge from inspiring English sources

Speaking about the boat-speed differences between NZL 60 and Prada's Luna Rossa, one interested and knowledgeable observer, the Australian yacht designer Iain Murray, said: "The Kiwis have an upwind edge, though Prada may be marginally faster downwind.

The effect of spacing (S) between the buildings and stack location from the upwind edge of the emitting building (X) were also investigated.

Increase in x-direction wind loads is observed on the upwind edge building when wind blows at an oblique angle to the row.

Rounded mounds of sand without a slip face are the rare dome dunes, found on the upwind edges of sand seas.

As evidenced by subnivean infilled tunnels, winter activity is restricted to the upslope (and hence upwind) meadow edges, which correspond to high snow cover and warm (>~0 °C) shallow subsurface soil temperatures.

"I think it's a shock that they have got an edge upwind".

The length scale of the polynya in the downwind direction, typically 10 100 km, is set by a balance between the production of new ice within the polynya, its export downwind to the pack ice edge, and the subsequent upwind growth of the piled up new ice (Pease 1987; Martin 2001).

Those on the outside upwind tend to shuffle slowly around the edge of the formation and add themselves to its leeward edge, producing a slow churning action, and giving each bird a turn on the inside and on the outside.

Racing upwind, it sails, literally, on a knife edge; in high winds, it sails at the limits of the crew's ability to control it.

Still Jonas Hogh-Christensen, the Dane who beat Ainslie in the first six races, edged closer, demonstrating his own thrilling speed upwind.

Lower TSRs are associated to boundary layer separation closer to the leading edge of the blades and larger rollers, during both upwind and downwind stall.