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wind speed

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003095

The rate at which air is moving horizontally past a given point. It may be a 2-minute average speed (reported as wind speed) or an instantaneous speed (reported as a peak wind speed, wind gust, or squall).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003095
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003095",
  "term": "wind speed",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The rate at which air is moving horizontally past a given point. It may be a 2-minute average speed (reported as wind speed) or an instantaneous speed (reported as a peak wind speed, wind gust, or squall).",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/wind-speed/"
}

Record 3,094 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.