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2 mean wind vector, Figure 46: mean wind vector – Campbell Scientific CR200/CR200X-series Dataloggers User Manual

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Section 11. Programming Resource Library

11.5.2.2.2

Mean Wind Vector

Resultant mean horizontal wind speed, Ū:

Figure 46: Mean Wind Vector

where for polar sensors:

or, in the case of orthogonal sensors:

Resultant mean wind direction, Θu:

Standard deviation of wind direction, σ (Θu), using Campbell Scientific

algorithm:

The algorithm for σ (Θu) is developed by noting (

FIGURE. Standard Deviation

of Direction

(p. 124)) that

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