The Beaufort scale /ˈboʊfərt/ is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind...
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hydrographer, the creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale, and a naval officer. Francis Beaufort was descended from French Protestant Huguenots,...
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the Beaufort scale. The scale was tested from 1972 to 1975 and was made public at a meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society in 1975. The scale sets...
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to smoothly connect the Beaufort scale and the Mach number scale. F1 corresponds to the twelfth level of the Beaufort scale, and F12 corresponds to Mach...
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creator of the Beaufort scale, namesake of the Beaufort Sea Louisa Beaufort (1781–1863), Irish antiquarian, author and artist Duke of Beaufort (England),...
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Beaufort, Haute-Garonne Beaufort, Hérault Beaufort, Isère Beaufort, Jura Beaufort, Nord Beaufort, Savoie Beaufort-Blavincourt, Pas-de-Calais Beaufort-en-Argonne...
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63 mph; 28 m/s). The most common way of describing wind force is with the Beaufort scale which defines a gale as wind from 50 kilometres per hour (14 m/s) to...
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2–4 m High wave 4.01 m + Beaufort scale Fujita scale Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale Sea state Significant wave height TORRO scale Owens, Edward H. (September...
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Tropical cyclones portal Beaufort scale – Relates wind speed to observable conditions at sea and on land Enhanced Fujita scale – For tornado intensity...
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locations currently or imminently experiencing winds of gale force on the Beaufort scale. Gale warnings (and gale watches) allow mariners to take precautionary...
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Physics portal Beaufort scale International Fujita scale Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale Severe weather terminology (United States) TORRO scale Tornado intensity...
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not exceed force 10 on the Beaufort scale and a Cyclone where the winds are either force 11 and 12 on the Beaufort scale. Between 1924 and 1988, tropical...
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speeds. Historically, wind speeds have also been classified using the Beaufort scale, which is based on visual observations of specifically defined wind...
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Tornado intensity (redirect from Tornado scales)
for Fujita. The scale was based on a relationship between the Beaufort scale and the Mach number scale; the low end of F1 on his scale corresponds to the...
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a true airspeed of 500 kn in standard conditions. Transport portal Beaufort scale Hull speed, which deals with theoretical estimates of practical maximum...
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was "violent, very violent" and thought it reached force 12 on the Beaufort scale — hurricane strength. He said: "It was tonnes of water coming down....
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allows them to gauge the strength of the wind. Air masses Apparent wind Beaufort scale Wind fetch Wind power Wind transducer Yamartino method for calculating...
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the Beaufort scale since it was designed by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort by 1806, and is now classified a Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson scale in the...
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It is estimated that the windstorm had reached a 12 rating on the beaufort scale. A wind gust at the University of Utah was recorded at 112 mph (180 km/h)...
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up in clear weather without warning and can blow at force 7–8 on the Beaufort scale. Some yachts and most inter-island ferries cannot sail under such conditions...
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burst is expressed in meters per second (m/s) or in knots, while the Beaufort scale is used for reporting the mean speed. When the maximum speed exceeds...
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design of ships and offshore structures.[citation needed] Beaufort scale Cross sea Douglas sea scale Bowditch, Nathaniel (1938), American Practical Navigator...
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warning flag indicating wind forces 10–12, the highest intensity on the Beaufort scale. Joel has stated in recent Sirius XM segments that he was inspired by...
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Wind (section Wind force scale)
Earth's complex atmospheric system. Historically, the Beaufort wind force scale (created by Beaufort) provides an empirical description of wind speed based...
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Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: /ˈboʊfərt/ BOH-fərt or /ˈbjuːfərt/ BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of...
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entrepreneurship discovered by Richard Cantillon. 1805: Beaufort scale invented by Francis Beaufort. 1809: Milk of Magnesia discovered by James Murray. 1813:...
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Force eight is the first wind strength attributed to a gale on the Beaufort scale when announced on a Shipping Forecast. Sailors and civilians alike from...
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33 knots), encompassing the combined ranges of forces 6 and 7 on the Beaufort scale. Winds strong enough to trigger a small craft advisory may be referred...
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is considered to be designed for winds that may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave height of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal...
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International Fujita scale Beaufort scale Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale Severe weather terminology (United States) TORRO scale Tornado intensity and...
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