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My AWS is at head height. What height should the anemometer really be,
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10 metres.
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:05:26 +0000, Hugh Newbury
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My AWS is at head height. What height should the anemometer really

be,
please?


10 metres.

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You can correct to standard height:
Anemo height 3-4m add 20%
5-7 add 10%
8-13 no correction
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On 12/02/14 17:38, Desperate Dan wrote:
You can correct to standard height:
Anemo height 3-4m add 20%
5-7 add 10%
8-13 no correction


So from headheight might be +30%?

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On Wednesday, 12 February 2014 17:05:26 UTC, Hugh Newbury wrote:
My AWS is at head height. What height should the anemometer really be,

please?



Hugh



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It's really complicated, Hugh!
10 metres EFFECTIVE height, so any nearby trees and buildings need to be taken into account within 10x their height from the anemometer.
Some anemometers look really high - say 20 metres, but their effective height is only 10 metres.
Have a look at the Observers' Handbook if you can, it's all in there.
Only mean speed should be adjusted, gusts remain as read.
Best wishes,
Ken
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2 metres is +30%.
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On 12/02/14 18:11, Ken Cook wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 February 2014 17:05:26 UTC, Hugh Newbury wrote:
My AWS is at head height. What height should the anemometer really be,

please?



Hugh



Hugh Newbury



www.evershot-weather


It's really complicated, Hugh!
10 metres EFFECTIVE height, so any nearby trees and buildings need to be taken into account within 10x their height from the anemometer.
Some anemometers look really high - say 20 metres, but their effective height is only 10 metres.
Have a look at the Observers' Handbook if you can, it's all in there.
Only mean speed should be adjusted, gusts remain as read.
Best wishes,
Ken


Thanks all.

Hugh
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Hugh Newbury wrote:

My AWS is at head height. What height should the anemometer really be,
please?

Hugh



I used this table for adjusting:

http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/a/Wind_me...t#Compensation



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On 12/02/14 19:54, Brian Wakem wrote:



I used this table for adjusting:

http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/a/Wind_me...t#Compensation




That's great, Brian. Thanks so much.

Hugh



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