| Traditionally wind speeds were
measured in knots. One knot is one nautical mile per hour: 1 kts =
1852 m / 3600 s = 0.514 m/s. The potential wind speed is computed from
the measured wind speed. The correction factor is usually between [0.9-1.2].
The distribution of the potential wind speed therefore will be clustered
round the original value in knot. The potential wind speed is reported
in 0.1 m/s, but the resolution of the records from which it was computed
is approximately 0.5 m/s. From July 1996 wind speed are measured in integer
values of m/s. So since then the resolution is even less. |
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