EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: LIGHT_AIR
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
2
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 1 (light air): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 0,5 and up to 1,5 metres per second (between roughly 1 and 3 knots). A <
WATERBODY_SURFACE
> is characterized by scale like ripples without foam crests. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 7,5 centimetres (roughly 0,25 foot). On <
LAND
>, <
SMOKE
> drifts but <
WIND_VANE
>s do not move.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "light air"]
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