SILVA ADC Summit - Manual (Page 23)

What is Beaufort Scale?
Beaufort Scale Bar
!
!
!
!
!
Beaufort Scale is the longest and most
widely used set of criteria to describe the
wind conditions and its effects on land as
well as on sea.
It categorizes the wind speed into 13 force
numbers, from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane).
Check the 'Beaufort Scale Table' section
below for more detail on the Beaufort Scale.
For user's convenience, the ADC displays
Beaufort Scale for average wind speed.
T h e A D C e x h i b i ts B e a u f o r t S c a l e b y
displaying different number of bars on the
upper row of the display. One exhibited bar
is equivalent to one Beaufort Scale force
number. For example, if there are 5 bars on
the display, the average wind speed is
equivalent to force number 5 of Beaufort
Scale.
The ADC displays the Beaufort Scale force
number from 0 to 10 (if the average wind
speed is higher than force number 10, the
ADC will display 10).
Wind Speed Mode -
What is Beaufort Scale?
11.3
Wind Speed Mode
Example A: Number 5 of Beaufort Scale
Example B: Number 8 of Beaufort Scale
18.3 8.3
WIND mph
21.3
Average
Wind Speed
force
no. 1
force
no. 1
force
no. 10
force
no. 10
force
no. 5
force
no. 8
Beaufort Scale
(calculated by average wind speed)
Beaufort Scale
(calculated by average wind speed)
Beaufort
Scale
(by average
wind speed)