Wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wind is the flow of air or other gases that compose an atmosphere (including that of the planet Earth). On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind
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WIND GUSTS-- Ann Detweiler and Mark Leichty of Corvallis, OR wanted to know. "Why the wind blows in gusts." -- ... Even though the weather report says the wind is blowing from the north at 7 mph, it's pretty unusual for the wind to actually blow at a steady speed.
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www.weatherworks.com/monthly/q_and_a/answer_windgusts1....
www.weatherworks.com/monthly/q_and_a/answer_windgusts1.html
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Maximum Wind Speed ... The Coastal weather stations were delivered with a default peak gust filter setting of 4 seconds for an averaging window. Over the years of operation, numerous people have reported that the NCAR weather stations were producing low peak gust readings.
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www.eol.ucar.edu/weather/weather_fl/gust.html
www.eol.ucar.edu/weather/weather_fl/gust.html
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This severe storm in northeast Colorado was producing a gust front and rotating at the same time. Note the cyclonic banding above the outflow on the left side of the image (west) where the storm is approaching. An old cell to the east is providing and ... Severe Colorado Hail and Wind Storm that is not Rotating...
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www.chaseday.com/wind.htm
www.chaseday.com/wind.htm
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is the maximum 3-second wind speed forecast to occur within a 2-minute interval at a height of 10 meters. Wind gust forecasts are valid at the top of the indicated hour.
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www.nws.noaa.gov/forecasts/graphical/definitions/define...
www.nws.noaa.gov/forecasts/graphical/definitions/defineWindGust.html
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Gust Month: 27.6 Nov 6 ... NWS forecast: Cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. ... Low around 39. East wind between 3 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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www.windgust.com/
www.windgust.com/
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Updated: Fri, 30-Oct-2009 9:40am GMT ; ... Brought to you by www.windgust.com K1DED located in Hooksett New Hampshire, USA ... Style: Widescreen: On | Off...
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www.windgust.com/wxlinks.php
www.windgust.com/wxlinks.php
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A MASSIVE downdraft caused Wednesday's crash of a Garuda jet that killed at least 21 people, including five Australians, according to the pilot. ... "They say that there was … a huge gust of wind that took the plane off the track as it came into landing," he said.
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www.theage.com.au/news/world/garuda-pilot-hit-huge-wind...
www.theage.com.au/news/world/garuda-pilot-hit-huge-wind-gust/2007/03/08/1173166895401.html?s_cid=rss_age
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2. Wind speed is expressed in knots/hour. A wind gust is a sudden change in wind speed characterized by a variation of 10 knots between peak and lull. Both the prevailing wind speed and wind gust (if applicable) are reported.
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quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/background/NSF/field-guid...
quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/background/NSF/field-guide/manual9.html
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