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anemometer
Definição1
The general name for instruments designed to measure either total wind speed or the speed of one or more linear components of the wind vector. These instruments may be classified according to the transducer employed; those commonly used in meteorology include the cup, propeller, Pitot-tube, hot-wire or hot-film, and sonic anemometers.
Fonte1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 11 dez. 2019.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Circular 186: wind shear. Montreal, 1987. (Cir. 186-AN/122)
Contexto
Such multiple anemometer installations provide an immediate source of information on horizontal wind shear.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology
Related Term
cup anemometer
Spanish
anemómetro