Wind gust - GFS and NAM models
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Hello, for the GFS and NAM models, are the wind gust values valid at 10 m above ground level? If so, since only surface wind gust data is available on the NOMADS website, how are the 10 m wind gust values calculated? Thank you!
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@cvaillancourt
Hi,
10m above ground level is a WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) standard to measure the wind speed and direction.
And consequently all weather models provides these parameters at this level.
However this height in meteorology is called “Surface”, in Windy too.
For wind, "surface" is located 10 m above the ground, and for temperature, it is located 2 m above the ground.
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