Beaufort scale
The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for the intensity of the weather based mainly on wind power, it full name is thus the Beaufort wind force scale.
| Beaufort number | Wind speed (knots, groud level) | Description | Sea conditions | Land conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat. | Calm. | |||
| Ripples without crests. | Wind motion visible in smoke. | |||
| Small wavelets. | Wind felt on exposed skin. Leaves rustle. | |||
| Large wavelets. | Leaves and smaller twigs in constant motion. | |||
| Small waves. | Dust and loose paper raised. Small branches begin to move. | |||
| Moderate (1.2 m) longer waves. Some foam and spray. | Smaller trees sway. | |||
| Large waves with foam crests and some spray. | Large branches in motion. Umbrella use becomes difficult. | |||
| Sea heaps up and foam begins to streak. | Whole trees in motion. Effort to walk against the wind. | |||
| Moderately high waves with breaking crests forming spindrift. Streaks of foam. | Twigs broken from trees. | |||
| High waves (2.75 m) with dense foam. Wave crests start to roll over. Considerable spray. | Light structure damage. | |||
| Very high waves. the sea surface is white and there is considerable tumbling. Visibility is reduced. | Trees uprooted. Considerable structural damage. | |||
| Exceptionally high waves. | widespread structural damage. | |||
| Huge waves. Air filled with foam and spray. Sea completely white with driving spray. Visibility very greatly reduced. | Massive and widespread damage to structures. |
The scale was created by the British naval commander Sir Francis Beaufort[?] around 1805. The initial scale did not have wind speeds, but listed a set of qualitative conditions from 0 to 12 by how a naval vessel would act under them - from 'just sufficient to give steerage' to 'that which no canvas could withstand'. The scale was made a standard part of log entries for Royal Navay vessels in the late 1830s.
The scale was adapted to non-naval use from the 1850s, with the Beaufort numbers being tied to cup anemometer rotations. The rotations to number was standardised only in 1923 and the measure was slightly altered some decades later to improve its utility for meterologists.
External Links
- Investigating Clouds (http://avc.comm.nsdlib.org/cgi-bin/wiki_grade_interface.pl?Investigating_Clouds) : A lesson plan from the National Science Digital Library that uses the Beaufort Scale.
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