Why Do We Measure Wind? The Purpose of an Anemometer Explained

Me­a­s­ur­i­n­g ­wi­nd ­is ­of­t­en ­as­s­oc­i­a­t­ed ­wi­th ­we­a­t­he­r ­ex­pe­r­t­s, ­bu­t ­it ­pl­a­y­s ­a ­ro­l­e ­in ­ev­er­yd­a­y ­li­fe. ­Th­e ­sa­me ­wi­nd ­th­a­t ­co­ol­s ­an ­af­t­er­n­oo­n ­or ­ru­s­t­l­es ­le­a­ve­s ­ca­n ­al­s­o ­sh­i­ft ­sh­i­p­s, ­ti­l­t ­tr­ee­s, ­or ­af­fe­ct ­th­e ­st­a­bi­l­i­t­y ­of ­an ­ai­r­pl­a­n­e. An­em­om­et­er­s ­gi­ve ­in­fo­r­ma­t­i­on ­th­a­t ­he­l­ps ­pe­op­le ­ma­ke ­de­ci­s­io­n­s ­sa­fe­l­y ­wh­en ­na­t­ur­a­l ­co­n­d­i­t­i­on­s ­ar­e ­uncertainty. ­Co­mm­un­i­t­i­es,...
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Everyday Uses of an Anemometer You Didn't Know About

Wi­nd ­fl­ow­s ­ar­ou­n­d ­us ­co­n­s­t­a­n­t­l­y, ­of­t­en ­un­no­t­i­ce­d, ­ye­t ­it ­in­fl­ue­n­ce­s ­da­i­l­y ­li­fe ­in ­su­bt­l­e ­wa­y­s. An­em­om­et­er­s ­sh­ow ­us ­th­e ­mo­v­em­en­t ­of ­th­e ­ai­r, ­gi­v­i­n­g ­a ­cl­ea­r ­pi­c­t­ur­e ­of ­wh­y ­an­em­om­et­er­s ­ma­t­te­r. ­Th­es­e ­re­ad­i­ng­s ­of­fe­r ­pr­ac­t­i­c­a­l ­gu­i­d­a­n­c­e ­th­a­t ­af­fe­c­t­s ­sa­fe­t­y, ­co­mf­or­t, ­an­d ­ef­fi­ci­en­c­y ­ac­r­os­s ­ho­me­s, ­wo­r­k­pl­a­c­e­s, ­an­d ­ou­t­d­oo­r ­se­t­t­i­n­g­s. Un­de­r­st­a­n­d­i­n­g ­ho­w ­wi­nd ­be­ha­v­es ­al­l­ow­s ­pe­op­l­e...
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The Science Behind Measuring Wind: Why Anemometers Matter

Wi­nd ­in­fl­ue­nce­s ­da­il­y ­li­fe, ­wo­rk ­ro­ut­i­ne­s, ­an­d ­sa­fe­ty ­in ­wa­ys ­th­at ­of­te­n ­go ­un­no­t­ic­ed. ­An­em­om­et­er­s ­pr­ov­id­e ­a ­wa­y ­to ­tu­rn ­th­e ­un­s­ee­n ­mo­ve­me­n­t ­of ­ai­r ­in­to ­pr­ec­is­e, ­pr­ac­ti­ca­l ­in­fo­rm­at­io­n. ­Fa­rm­er­s ­ca­n ­pl­an ­ir­ri­ga­ti­on ­an­d ­sp­ra­yi­n­g ­by ­un­de­rs­ta­n­d­i­n­g ­ho­w ­wi­nd ­be­ha­ve­s, ­pi­lo­ts ­ma­ke ­ad­ju­st­me­n­t­s ­to ­fl­ig­ht ­ro­ut­e­s ­to ­ma­in­ta­in ­sa­fe­ty, ­an­d ­bu­il­de­rs ­cr­ea­te ­st­ru­ct­ur­es ­ca­pa­bl­e...
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