Meltemi

E66649

meteorological phenomenon regional wind wind

Meltemi is a strong, dry northerly wind that blows over the Aegean Sea in summer, known for bringing clear skies and choppy seas.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Meltemi canonical	3
exposed to Meltemi winds	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	meteorological phenomenon ⓘ regional wind ⓘ wind ⓘ
affectsRegion	Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Etesian winds ⓘ surface form: etesian wind
associatedWithSeaState	choppy seas ⓘ
associatedWithSkyCondition	good visibility ⓘ low humidity ⓘ
associatedWithWeather	clear skies ⓘ
blowsFrom	north ⓘ north-northeast ⓘ north-northwest ⓘ
blowsOver	Aegean Sea ⓘ
blowsToward	Aegean Sea ⓘ
canCause	increased wave height ⓘ navigation difficulties ⓘ rough seas ⓘ
climatologicalContext	Eastern Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasDirection	northerly ⓘ
hasOriginLanguage	Greek ⓘ
hasProperty	dry ⓘ strong ⓘ
influencesActivity	ferry transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ
isImportantFor	cooling effect in hot season ⓘ local climate regulation ⓘ
meteorologicalCause	pressure gradient between Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
occursInSeason	summer ⓘ
seasonalPattern	most frequent in mid-summer ⓘ
typicalPeakSeason	August ⓘ July ⓘ
typicalTimeOfDay	daytime ⓘ
typicalWindSpeed	moderate to strong breeze ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aegean Sea → hasWind → Meltemi ⓘ

Etesian winds → alternateName → Meltemi ⓘ

Sea of Crete → hasTypicalWind → Meltemi ⓘ

Ialysos Beach → hasWaveExposure → Meltemi ⓘ

this entity surface form: exposed to Meltemi winds