EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: MODERATE_BREEZE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
5
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 4 (moderate breeze): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 5,6 and up to 8,3 metres per second (between roughly 11 and 16 knots). Small <
WATER_WAVE
>s, becoming longer; numerous whitecaps. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 1 metre (roughly 3 feet). On <
LAND
>, small branches move and <
DUST
> is raised.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "moderate breeze"]
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