Abstract
Levanter A characteristic type of pressure distribution in winter and spring shows an anticyclone over central Europe and a barometric depression over the southwestern Mediterranean, while a strong squally northeast wind, known as the ‘levanter', blows along the east coast of Spain. The levanter occurs most frequently in October-December and again in February-May, and often persists for two or three days. In the funnel-like western extremity of the Mediterranean the force of the wind is concentrated, and it blows through the Straits of Gibraltar as a very powerful east wind. The Rock of Gibraltar, standing in the path of this wind, causes remarkable eddies on its lee side. In summer the levanter is less frequent and is rarely strong.
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