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The document discusses definitions and standards for measuring surface wind. It covers definitions for wind velocity, averaged quantities, peak gust, gust duration, and standard deviation. It also addresses units and scales for reporting wind speed and direction, including that wind speed should be reported in m/s or knots to 0.5 resolution and wind direction in degrees true to the nearest 10° or 1° in BUFR code. Measurements represent 10-minute averages for synoptic reports. The document provides this info
- Author
- Claudio Burdiles
- Language
- EN