Beaufort Scale

empirical measure describing wind speed based on observed conditions
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Beaufort Scale
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Beaufort Scale

Summary

Beaufort Scale is a meteorological index[1]. It draws 2,511 Wikipedia views per month (meteorological_index category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beaufort Scale's image is recorded as Beaufort scale 12 notext.jpg[3].
  • Beaufort Scale's instance of is recorded as meteorological index[4].
  • Beaufort Scale's instance of is recorded as measurement scale[5].
  • Francis Beaufort is named after Beaufort Scale[6].
  • Beaufort Scale's GND ID is recorded as 4348932-1[7].
  • Beaufort Scale's Commons category is recorded as Beaufort Scale[8].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as calmness[9].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as light air[10].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as light breeze[11].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as gentle breeze[12].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as moderate breeze[13].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as fresh breeze[14].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as strong breeze[15].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as near gale[16].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as gale[17].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as strong gale[18].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as storm[19].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as violent storm[20].
  • Beaufort Scale's has part is recorded as hurricane[21].
  • Beaufort Scale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0149ky[22].
  • Beaufort Scale's described at URL is recorded as http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/guide/weather/marine/beaufort-scale[23].
  • Beaufort Scale's PSH ID is recorded as 4116[24].
  • Beaufort Scale's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0008342[25].
  • Beaufort Scale's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Beaufort Scale's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Beaufort-scale[27].

Why It Matters

Beaufort Scale draws 2,511 Wikipedia views per month (meteorological_index category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . weather.metoffice.gov.uk. weather.metoffice.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . metoffice.gov.uk. metoffice.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . weather.metoffice.gov.uk. weather.metoffice.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . weather.metoffice.gov.uk. weather.metoffice.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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