The reason why the wind at 5,000 feet AGL is different in direction from the surface wind is C. friction between the wind and the surface.
How does heights above sea level affect wind direction?
Wind that is closer to the ground would have to deal forces of friction from the ground which would lead to them slightly changing direction.
This is why winds that are closer to ground level will go in a slightly different direction than those that are higher up like the wind that is 5,000 feet AGL.
Options for this question are:
- A. stronger Coriolis force at the surface.
- B. stronger pressure gradient at higher altitudes.
- C. friction between the wind and the surface.
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