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  2. Anemoscope - Wikipedia

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    An anemoscope c1920s built by the American instrument maker Julien P. Friez & Sons is in the collection of Harvard university was designed to be used as part of an automatic wind recorder alongside a wind speed measuring anemometer. [3] Today anemoscopes are used in meteorological stations, and in transport especially boats.

  3. Meteorological instrumentation - Wikipedia

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    In 1450, Leone Battista Alberti developed a swinging-plate anemometer, and is known as the first anemometer. [1] In 1607, Galileo Galilei constructs a thermoscope. In 1643, Evangelista Torricelli invents the mercury barometer. [1] In 1662, Sir Christopher Wren invented the mechanical, self-emptying, tipping bucket rain gauge.

  4. Eddy covariance - Wikipedia

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    Eddy covariance system consisting of an ultrasonic anemometer and infrared gas analyser. The eddy covariance (also known as eddy correlation and eddy flux) is a key atmospheric measurement technique to measure and calculate vertical turbulent fluxes within atmospheric boundary layers.

  5. Wind rose - Wikipedia

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    Wind rose plot for LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York, New York.2008. A wind rose is a diagram used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location.

  6. Wind speed - Wikipedia

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    An anemometer is commonly used to measure wind speed. Global distribution of wind speed at 10m above ground averaged over the years 1981–2010 from the CHELSA-BIOCLIM+ data set [ 1 ] In meteorology , wind speed , or wind flow speed , is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure , usually due to changes ...

  7. Anemometer - Wikipedia

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    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. The earliest known description of an anemometer was by Italian architect and author Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) in 1450.

  8. Wind turbine design - Wikipedia

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    An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbine components : 1-Foundation, 2-Connection to the electric grid, 3-Tower, 4-Access ladder, 5-Wind orientation control (Yaw control), 6-Nacelle, 7-Generator, 8-Anemometer, 9-Electric or Mechanical Brake, 10-Gearbox, 11-Rotor blade, 12-Blade pitch control, 13-Rotor hub

  9. LibreOffice Draw - Wikipedia

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    LibreOffice Draw is a free and open source vector graphics editor. It is one of the applications included in the LibreOffice suite, developed by The Document Foundation. ...