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Constancy

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-004616

A wind statistic equal to the ratio of the magnitude of the vector mean wind to the mean wind speed averaged without regard to direction, usually written as a fraction or percentage. A value near 1 means the wind blew steadily from one direction, while a value near 0 means the directions varied so widely that they largely cancelled. It is also called directional constancy or steadiness.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-004616
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004616",
  "term": "Constancy",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A wind statistic equal to the ratio of the magnitude of the vector mean wind to the mean wind speed averaged without regard to direction, usually written as a fraction or percentage. A value near 1 means the wind blew steadily from one direction, while a value near 0 means the directions varied so widely that they largely cancelled. It is also called directional constancy or steadiness.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/constancy/"
}

Record 2,075 of 10,702 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.