Dear Jonathan,
We are talking about sustained winds of 1-minute duration at the surface.
Sincerely,
Gary
On 2/24/2014 11:59 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> 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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>> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:37:06 -0500
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>> Subject: [CF-metadata] Proposed Standard Name:
>> tropical_cyclone_maximum_sustained_wind_speed
>>
>> 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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