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Old March 19th 07, 07:48 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Graham Easterling Graham Easterling is offline
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Default Comparison between professional and amateur windspeed measurements.

On 19 Mar, 17:34, "crazyhorse" wrote:
On 18 Mar, 20:41, "Graham Easterling"

wrote:

If you stick an anemometer on top of a 10m pole, it doesn't become
more accurate because the results are read by a professional.


That is a very amateur response.


I am an amateur! I think frivolous was the word you were searching
for.

A professional would not just "stick an anemometer on top of a 10m
pole".


A bit sensitive some of you professionals. I know of some
(professionals) who've stuck it on a much shorter pole than that! See
www.easterling.freeserve.co.uk/weather.html for my pole.


You have a lot to learn, my friend.


No need to be condescending - don't we all!

Really rough on the north coast today. Good picture of the foam in the
car park at Perranporth on Spotlight. Swell at Sevenstones reached 20'
- unusual on a NNW (short fetch - Ireland in the way) most 20'+ swells
are on a S, SW or W.

Graham
Penzance

www.pznow.co.uk/weather/weather.html