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EFFECTIVE WIND [1 record]

Record 1 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

Calculated wind which is equal in speed and direction to the average of all the varying winds actually encountered.

OBS

Effective wind is used extensively in sound ranging and in wheather observation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)

Spanish

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