EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: LIGHT_BREEZE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
3
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 2 (light breeze): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 1,5 and up to 3,4 metres per second (between roughly 4 and 6 knots). Small, short wavelets; crests have a glassy appearance and do not break. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 15 centimetres (roughly 0,5 foot). On <
LAND
>, <
WIND_VANE
>s are affected and leaves rustle.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "light breeze"]
Supplemental references:
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