Maximum sustained wind

Maximum sustained wind

Jesse Russell Ronald Cohn

     

бумажная книга



ISBN: 978-5-5106-3400-6

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The maximum sustained winds associated with a tropical cyclone are a common indicator of the intensity of the storm. Within a mature tropical cyclone, they are found within the eyewall at a distance defined as the radius of maximum wind, or RMW. Unlike gusts, the value of these winds are determined via their sampling and averaging the sampled results over a period of time. Wind measuring has been standardized globally to reflect the winds at 10 metres (33 ft) above the Earth`s surface, and the maximum sustained wind represents the highest average wind over either a one minute (US) or ten minute time span (see the definition, below), anywhere within the tropical cyclone. Surface winds are highly variable due to friction between the atmosphere and the Earth`s surface, as well as near hills and mountains over land.