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variable > wind direction

Preferred term

wind direction  

Type

  • Variable

Definition

  • The true direction from which the wind is blowing at a given location (i.e., wind blowing from the north to the south is a north wind). It is normally measured in tens of degrees from 10 degrees clockwise through 360 degrees. North is 360 degrees. A wind direction of 0 degrees is only used when wind is calm.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • direction of wind

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

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URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/22317

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