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MEAN WINDSPEED [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

Average wind over a segment of the flight route which can be calculated from the drift encountered between one accurate navigational location, or fix, and another.

Key term(s)
  • mean wind speed
  • mean windspeed
  • average wind velocity
  • average wind speed
  • average windspeed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Moyenne du vent sur un segment de la trajectoire de vol qui peut être calculée à partir de la dérive entre deux repères précis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Media del viento sobre un segmento de la ruta de vuelo que puede calcularse a partir de la deriva entre un punto preciso de localización o referencia y otro.

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