EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: HURRICANE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
13
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 12 (hurricane): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 32,4 metres per second (64 knots). The <
AIR
> is filled with foam and spray. A <
WATERBODY_SURFACE
> is completely white with driving spray; visibility very much reduced. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 18,3 metres (roughly 60 feet) and greater. On <
LAND
>, <
BUILDING
>s suffer widespread damage, power lines are downed, <
TREE
>s are broken, and <
MOTOR_VEHICLE
>s are blown off the <
ROAD
>s.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "hurricane"]
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