Hi all,
I don't like "from_direction" as a construct (I know it's already
accepted for "wind_from_direction" and it is clearly explained in the
notes but wouldn't
"direction_of_wind_vector_tail" or
"wind_vector_tail_direction or
"tail_direction_of_wind_vector"
be more obvious?
(for the "to" direction you could use "head" or "arrow")
for gust, my vote would be
"direction_of_wind_gust_vector_tail"
(Of course, I would also prefer "speed_of_wind_gust" to
"wind_gust_speed" , and others probably don't).
best,
Karl
On 6/21/17 3:10 AM, Stephane TAROT wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I'd like to request the creation of a standard name for the direction
> of wind gust (which is linked to the existing wind_speed_of_gust). I
> suggest
>
> wind_from_direction_of_gust (degree)
>
>
> For the definition, a mix of the defintions of wind_from_direction and
> wind_speed_of_gust can be used, such as :
>
> "Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity
> vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere
> has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) In meteorological reports,
> the direction of the wind vector is usually (but not always) given as
> the direction from which it is blowing (wind_from_direction)
> (westerly, northerly, etc.). A gust is a sudden brief period of high
> wind speed. In an observed timeseries of wind speed, the gust wind
> speed can be indicated by a cell_methods of maximum for the
> time-interval."
>
>
> Best regards
>
> St?phane Tarot
>
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