EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: GENTLE_BREEZE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
4
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 3 (gentle breeze): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 3,4 and up to 5,6 metres per second (between roughly 7 and 10 knots). Large wavelets; some crests begin to break; occasional white foam crests. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 0,3 metre (roughly 1 foot). On <
LAND
>, leaves and small twigs are in constant motion.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "gentle breeze"]
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