What is bora?

About what is bora, the best people know,who live in the coastal regions where there are mountains. Bora (from the somewhat altered Greek word "borey") means a cold strong wind that blows from the northeast.

Features of wind boron

The wind of boron arises from the fact that itsthe path is blocked by a certain elevation (mountain). When a strong current of air overcomes this obstacle, the wind with great force falls on the plain, displacing the warmer air masses. Due to the mixing of air masses at different temperatures, turbulence is created due to the large turbulence. In the immediate vicinity of the earth, the wind has a squally nature, it then suddenly amplifies, then instantly ceases. The vertical dimensions or the height of the boron are a couple of hundred meters. Most often, such a wind occurs in regions where mountains of low altitude border on the sea coast.

Bora in Russia and the World

In our country bora is most familiar to residentsNovorossiysk, where the wind blows about 40 days a year. Also, strong air currents are found in Gelendzhik, near the shores of Lake Baikal, in Chukotka (Pevek). Of the European countries, bora is in Croatia, on the Adriatic coast (the cities of Rijeka, Senj, Trieste, etc.). The wind is similar to boron, which is called "Nord" (France, Azerbaijan).

If you are interested in this topic, then you can find out more information from our article. What are the winds.