gustiness components
gustiness components
[′gəs·tē·nəs kəm‚pō·nəns] (meteorology)
The ratios, to the mean wind speed, of the average magnitudes of the component fluctuations of the wind along three mutually perpendicular axes.
The ratios of the root-mean-squares of the eddy velocities to the mean wind speed. Also known as intensity of turbulence.
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