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Wind speed is often measured in?
Mph, kph, knots, or on the Beaufort Scale.
What does beaufort scale do?
A beaufort scale measures wind speed.
What is the word for the speed of wind?
Wind speed is measured with an anemometer (which gives the speed in mph or km/h) and can be classified using the Beaufort scale.
How is a beaufort scale used?
The Beaufort scale is used to indicate approximate wind speed.
What does the Beaufort scale rank?
The Beaufort scale is a measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort Wind Force Scale, although it is a measure of wind speed and not of "force" in the scientific sense of the word.
Who devised a scale to describe wind speed at sea?
Sir Frances Beaufort.
What is the scale to measure approximate wind speed?
This is the Beaufort scale.
Who had a scale named after them?
Named after Francis Beaufort, the Beaufort Scale measures the wind speed as observed at sea or on land.
What is a Beaufort scale and how is it used?
Sailors and forecasters use the Beaufort Wind Scale as a way to rate wind speed. The scale ranges from zero for calm to 12 for a hurricane.
What is a scale used to measure wind speed called?
The Beaufort Scale.
Is a wind scale used to measure wind speed?
This is the Beaufort scale.
How do you measure the wind speed on the beaufort scale?
With your skin
