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Beaufort Scale
BOH-furt
Also Known As Beaufort Wind Force Scale
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An empirical measure relating wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land, in full the Beaufort wind force scale. It was devised in 1805 by Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer in the British Royal Navy, was officially adopted by the Royal Navy and later spread internationally, and it stands with the Mohs, Richter and moment magnitude scales among the observational scales this atlas' sciences read the world through.
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Origin YearDevised in 1805 by Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer in the British Royal Navy; officially adopted by the Royal Navy and later spread internationally. Cross-Tradition Connections
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Fujita Scale, Concepts Both scales rate wind intensity by its observed physical effects, on tornado damage and on sea or land conditions respectively, rather than by a direct instrumental wind reading at the event itself.
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An empirical measure relating wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.
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Devised in 1805 by Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer in the British Royal Navy.
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