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== HIPs Standards ==
 
== HIPs Standards ==
* Wind direction and speed shall be determined by averaging the values over a 2-minute period [[http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh-1/pdf/E-CH5.pdf Handbook]].
 
 
* Instantaneous velocities are sampled every 30 seconds.
 
* Instantaneous velocities are sampled every 30 seconds.
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* Wind direction is recorded in degrees from true north [[http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh-1/pdf/E-CH5.pdf 5.5.1]].
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* Average wind direction and speed shall be determined by averaging the values over a 2-minute period [[http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh-1/pdf/E-CH5.pdf 5.4]].
  
 
== Standards ==
 
== Standards ==
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== Data Sampling ==
 
== Data Sampling ==
 
=== NWS Spaceflight Meterology Group ===
 
* http://www.srh.noaa.gov/smg/wxsensors.htm
 
* Raw sensor data: once every 10-30 seconds
 
* Averaging period: two minute wind direction and speed
 
* Gust: highest instantaneous measurement in past two minutes
 
  
 
=== Farmland ===
 
=== Farmland ===
 
* http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/map_patrol/images/cd_zen.map?162,104
 
* http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu/cgi-bin/map_patrol/images/cd_zen.map?162,104
 
* Lists wind direction, speed, and gust.
 
* Lists wind direction, speed, and gust.
 
=== Indiana State Climate Office ===
 
* http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu/sc.hly-faq.html#q11
 
* Measures once every second, averaged every 5 seconds. The 5 second averages are used in the 2-minute average.
 
 
=== Federal Meteorological Handbook ===
 
* http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh-1/fmh1.htm
 
* [[http://www.ofcm.gov/fmh-1/pdf/E-CH5.pdf Wind]]
 
  
 
=== METAR ===
 
=== METAR ===

Revision as of 14:51, 3 April 2006

Colin will look into how to do damping of the direction and speed readimg.

HIPs Standards

  • Instantaneous velocities are sampled every 30 seconds.
  • Wind direction is recorded in degrees from true north [5.5.1].
  • Average wind direction and speed shall be determined by averaging the values over a 2-minute period [5.4].

Standards

Federal Meteorological Handbook

Indiana State Climate Office


Databases








Placement

  • The international standard for anemometer height above the ground is 10 meters (33 feet) with no obstructions. [2]

Keeping Records

Sampling Standards

  • Mean Wind Speed and Direction: 2-minute mean of speed and direction sampled [2]
  • Wind direction is recorded in degrees from true north [1 19][2 ].

Data Sampling

Farmland

METAR

Calculations

  • The mode is consisidered the prevailing wind direction. [1 19]
  • Dividing each recording into a north-south and east-west vector, averaging them, and then reassembling the vectors. [1 19]

Sampling Standards

  • Mean Wind Speed and Direction: 2-minute mean of speed and direction sampled before the observation valid time sampled from high-resoluation data (minimum: 5 second instrument polling).
  • Gust: Maximum 'instantaneous' wind value observed in the 10 minutes before the observation time.

External Links

Data Sets