A rotor is a:
a. form of turbulence on the downwind/leeside of a mountain
range.
b. form of turbulence on the upwind/windward side of a mountain range.
c. a jet stream on the Northern Hemisphere.
d. mesoscale circulation in mountain valleys.
a. form of turbulence on the downwind/leeside of a mountain
range.
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