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Record 1 2005-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

The scalar difference between a gust peak speed and the adjacent lull speed (note that there are two magnitudes associated with each peak gust, one for the lull before the peak, one for the lull following the peak).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

[...] différence scalaire entre la vitesse de pointe d'une rafale et la vitesse d'une accalmie adjacente, précédent ou suivant la rafale.

Spanish

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