Beaufort scale

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The Beaufort scale is a standardized system for estimating and describing wind force based on observed conditions at sea or on land.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf measurement system ⓘ
meteorological scale ⓘ
wind scale ⓘ
appliesTo wind ⓘ
basedOn observed conditions at sea ⓘ
observed conditions on land ⓘ
correlatesWith wind speed in kilometres per hour ⓘ
wind speed in knots ⓘ
wind speed in metres per second ⓘ
creator Francis Beaufort ⓘ
describes land-based visual wind effects ⓘ
sea state ⓘ
field meteorology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
firstUsedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
force10Name storm ⓘ
force11Name violent storm ⓘ
force12Name hurricane force ⓘ
force1Name light air ⓘ
force2Name light breeze ⓘ
force3Name gentle breeze ⓘ
force4Name moderate breeze ⓘ
force5Name fresh breeze ⓘ
force6Name strong breeze ⓘ
force7Name near gale ⓘ
force8Name gale ⓘ
force9Name strong gale ⓘ
hasCharacteristic empirical ⓘ
non-linear ⓘ
ordinal ⓘ
hasHighestForceNumber 12 ⓘ
hasLowestForceNumber 0 ⓘ
hasVersion 12-point Beaufort scale ⓘ
extended 17-point Beaufort scale ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort scale
highestForceName hurricane force ⓘ
introducedIn 1805 ⓘ
lowestForceName calm ⓘ
measures wind force ⓘ
wind speed ⓘ
namedAfter Francis Beaufort ⓘ
originalContext logbooks of sailing warships ⓘ
originallyDevelopedFor sailing ships ⓘ
relatedTo Fujita scale ⓘ
Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale ⓘ
standardizedBy World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
unit Beaufort number ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort scale
usedFor aviation meteorology ⓘ
climatology ⓘ
marine navigation ⓘ
weather forecasting ⓘ

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Francis Beaufort → notableWork → Beaufort scale ⓘ
Beaufort scale → hasVersion → extended 17-point Beaufort scale ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort scale
Beaufort scale → unit → Beaufort number ⓘ
linked to: Beaufort scale