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anemometer tower [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Wind Energy
DEF

Equipment for supporting wind vanes and anemometers above the ground in order to measure the wind velocity at one or more heights.

OBS

The question of the exposure of anemometers is one of great difficulty. ... The ideal exposure is at the top of a pole 10m (33ft) high erected on a flat plain with no obstructions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Dispositif servant de support au-dessus du sol à des girouettes et à des anémomètres, afin de mesurer la direction et la vitesse du vent à la hauteur requise.

OBS

[...] 10 mètres est la hauteur normalisée pour la mesure de vent, hauteur fixée par l'O.M.M. [Organisation météorologique mondiale].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Energía eólica
DEF

Dispositivo para sostener veletas y anemómetros a una altura especificada, con objeto de medir la velocidad del viento a dicha altura.

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