Krakatao winds

Krakatao winds

[′krak·ə‚tau̇ ‚winz] (meteorology) A layer of easterly winds over the tropics at an altitude of about 11 to 14.5 miles (18 to 24 kilometers), which tops the mid-tropospheric westerlies (the antitrades), is at least 3.5 miles (6 kilometers) deep, and is based at about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) above the tropopause.