Thursday, April 17, 2014

Windrose

File:Wind rose plot.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_rose

Windroses are a graphic tool that describes the wind speed and direction of wind at a particular location. This is used by meteorologists on a regular basis. The colors are represented by the key on the right of the windrose. The longest spoke of the rose is where the wind speed is the greatest.

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