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Old 06-18-2021, 05:03 PM   #149 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
There would be a measurable delta upwind and downwind, at ground level. What aerohead says.
Just local, or could this have larger effects downstream to the point that perhaps a city receives slightly reduced wind speeds?

Just thinking aloud here, because maybe Kansas wouldn't blow so much if the wind didn't blow so much.
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