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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Directional Shear Directional Shear The term 'Directional Shear' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The component of wind shear which is due to a change in wind direction with height, e.g., southeasterly winds at the surface and southwesterly winds aloft. A veering wind with height in the lower part of the atmosphere is a type of directional shear often considered important for tornado development'. Previous 5 Terms: direction of current direction of waves direction of wind Directional (deviated) well Directional Drilling Next 5 Terms: directrix Disability Disabled Enrollee Disappearing Solar Filament (DSF) Disaster About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.