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Preferred term

WIND SPEED  

Definition

  • Ratio of the distance covered by the air to the time taken to cover it. The instantaneous speed corresponds to the case of an infinitely small time interval. The mean speed corresponds to the case of a finite time interval. It is one component of wind velocity, the other being wind direction. (en)

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Change note

  • 2013-10-28 17:26:54.0 [saritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (WIND SPEED/WIND DIRECTION [661591b3-6685-4de7-a2a4-9ce8ae505044,105901] - UPPER LEVEL WINDS [592d49c4-e8ae-4ab4-bf24-ae4a896d0637,83357]);
  • 2017-04-20 14:50:29.0 [sritz] Rename Concept update PrefLabel (WIND SPEED);
  • 2017-04-21 12:52:54.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Ratio of the distance covered by the air to the time taken to cover it. The instantaneous speed corresponds to the case of an infinitely small time interval. The mean speed corresponds to the case of a finite time interval. It is one component of wind velocity, the other being wind direction.);
  • 2017-04-21 14:03:32.0 [sritz] update Definition (Glossary of Meteorology, American Meteorological Society);

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