Energy and Environment: Meteorological Parameters Quiz

Type & magnitude of turbulence decides the size and velocity of ______

Turbulence (Cont.) Mechanical turbulence THAPAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (Deemed to be University) School of Energy & Environment (SEE) Thermal ______

A wind rose is a graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular ______

The directions of the rose with the longest spoke show the wind direction with the greatest ______

Presented in a circular format, the modern wind rose shows the ______ of winds

The length of each 'spoke' around the circle is related to the frequency that the wind blows from a particular direction per unit ______

Each concentric circle represents a different ______, emanating from zero at the center to increasing frequencies at the outer circles

A wind rose plot may contain additional information, in that each spoke is broken down into ______-coded bands that show wind speed ranges

Wind roses typically use 16 cardinal directions, such as north (N), NNE, NE, etc., although they may be subdivided into as many as 32 ______

Type & magnitude of turbulence decides the size and velocity of ______