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Maximum sustained surface wind

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001646

When applied to a particular weather system, refers to the highest one-minute average wind (at an elevation of 10 meters with an unobstructed exposure) associated with that weather system at a particular point in time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001646
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001646",
  "term": "Maximum sustained surface wind",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Maximum Sustained Surface Wind",
  "definition": "When applied to a particular weather system, refers to the highest one-minute average wind (at an elevation of 10 meters with an unobstructed exposure) associated with that weather system at a particular point in time.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/maximum-sustained-surface-wind/"
}

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