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wind rose
Definição1
A star-shaped diagram indicating the relative frequencies of the wind directions, and sometimes the frequencies of the wind speeds for different directions, recorded at a station for a specific period of time.
Fonte1
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. International Meteorological vocabulary. 2nd ed. Geneva, 1992. (WMO, n.182). Disponível em: < https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220#.XeauGOhKiUk >. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2022.
Fonte2
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Airport planning manual: part 1: master planning. 2nd ed. Montreal, 1987. (Doc. 9184 AN/902).
Contexto
The percentage of winds which corresponds to a given direction and velocity range is marked in the proper sector on the wind rose.
Subárea
Aeronautical Meteorology
Français
rose des vents