Mistral

E151599

Mistral is a strong, cold, and dry northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Mediterranean, significantly influencing the climate and weather of the region.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf katabatic wind ⓘ
regional wind ⓘ
wind ⓘ
affectsCountry France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Monaco ⓘ
affectsRegion Corsica ⓘ
Gulf of Lion ⓘ
Provence ⓘ
Rhône Valley ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
blowsFrom southern France ⓘ
linked to: Southern France
blowsToward Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
canCause dangerous conditions for small boats ⓘ
rough seas in the Gulf of Lion ⓘ
wind chill ⓘ
wind damage to vegetation ⓘ
canReachSpeed gale force ⓘ
over 90 km/h ⓘ
contributesTo dryness of Provence climate ⓘ
followsValley Rhône Valley ⓘ
hasDirection northwesterly ⓘ
hasHumidityCharacteristic dry ⓘ
hasTemperatureCharacteristic cold ⓘ
helps reduce vine diseases by drying vines ⓘ
increases evaporation ⓘ
visibility ⓘ
influences climate of southern France ⓘ
weather of the northwestern Mediterranean ⓘ
isAssociatedWith high pressure over the Bay of Biscay ⓘ
low pressure over the Gulf of Genoa ⓘ
isClassifiedAs local wind system ⓘ
isDrivenBy pressure gradient between Gulf of Genoa low and Atlantic high ⓘ
isImportantFor regional viticulture ⓘ
isKnownFor persistence over several days ⓘ
sudden onset ⓘ
isMonitoredBy Météo-France ⓘ
isObservedIn Mediterranean climate zone ⓘ
isSimilarTo Bora ⓘ
linked to: Bora wind
lowers air temperature ⓘ
nameMeaning masterly ⓘ
nameOrigin Occitan language ⓘ
linked to: Occitan
occursInSeason autumn ⓘ
spring ⓘ
winter ⓘ
reduces cloud cover ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

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

Gulf of Lion → hasPrevailingWind → Tramontane ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Maury AOC → notableWind → Tramontane ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Strait of Bonifacio → subjectTo → Mistral winds ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Luberon AOC → influencedBy → Mistral wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Alpilles mountains → exposedTo → Mistral wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Southern Rhône → influencedBy → Mistral wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Levante → relatedTo → Mistral ⓘ
Vallée de l’Agly → influencedBy → Tramontane wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
LLaMA → relatedTo → Mistral ⓘ
Gigondas → influencedBy → Mistral wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
La Clape AOC → windInfluence → Tramontane ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Virée de Galerne → namedAfter → Galernes (northwest winds from the Atlantic) ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Côtes du Ventoux AOC → influencedBy → Mistral wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Côtes de Provence AOC → influencedBy → Mistral wind ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Monsoon → pairedWithCoreType → Mistral ⓘ
Empordà DO → hasWind → Tramontana ⓘ
linked to: Mistral
Tramuntana → relatedTo → Mistral ⓘ
Tempest → predecessor → Mistral ⓘ
Aureille → hasWind → Mistral ⓘ