Dear Gary
What does "sustained" mean more precisely and at what level is the wind speed
supposed to occur?
Cheers
Jonathan
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> Subject: [CF-metadata] Proposed Standard Name:
> tropical_cyclone_maximum_sustained_wind_speed
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> Dear CF Board,
>
> I would like to propose a new standard name:
> tropical_cyclone_maximum_sustained_wind_speed
>
> Dimensions: m/s
>
> Definition:
>
> "tropical_cyclone_maximum_sustained_wind_speed" means the maximum
> sustained wind speed of a tropical
> cyclone derived using the Advanced Dvorak Technique based on
> satellite observations, which has been empirically
> related to maximum sustained 1-minute wind speed and mean sea level
> atmospheric pressure.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gary
>
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