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EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: CALM

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1
EA label: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition: Beaufort Number 0 (calm): <<WIND_SPEED>> less than or equal to 0,5 metres per second (1 knot). A <WATERBODY_SURFACE> is smooth and mirror-like. On <LAND>, <SMOKE> rises vertically.
 
Reference type: PR
Reference: [WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "calm"]
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