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A hemispherical-cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson. In meteorology, an anemometer (from Ancient Greek άνεμος (ánemos) 'wind' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure') is a device that measures wind speed and direction. It is a common instrument used in weather stations.
Cup-type anemometer on a remote meteorological station An occluded mesocyclone tornado (Oklahoma, May 1999) Wind direction is usually expressed in terms of the direction from which it originates. For example, a northerly wind blows from the north to the south. [8] Weather vanes pivot to indicate the direction of the wind. [9]
The station was upgraded in the 1960s and the number of instruments increased, including a bare soil minimum thermometer, a cup counter anemometer and a Casella siphon rainfall recorder. A new Meteorological Site came into operation on January 1, 1968, located on the main University campus between the University boiler house and Wilderness Wood.
A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson. John Thomas Romney Robinson (23 April 1792 – 28 February 1882), usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was an Irish astronomer. He was the longtime director of the Armagh Observatory, one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its ...
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Anemometers. 1450 – Leone Battista Alberti developed a swinging-plate anemometer, and is known as the first anemometer. [22] – Nicolas Cryfts, (Nicolas of Cusa), described the first hair hygrometer to measure humidity. The design was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, referencing Cryfts design in da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus. [22]
A Tennessee man was convicted in Fiji last week for killing his wife while they were honeymooning at a luxury resort on the island. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, was found guilty by the High Court in ...
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe plans to push back a decision on entering the draft or returning to the Crimson Tide until after the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan on Dec. 31.