wind_direction_from_wind_components: Functions to calculate wind direction and wind speed from...

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Functions to calculate wind direction and wind speed from horizontal wind components.

Description

Functions to calculate wind direction and wind speed from horizontal wind components.

Usage

wind_direction_from_wind_components(u, v)

wind_speed_from_wind_components(u, v)

Arguments

u	u wind component. The wind component which represents flow from west to east.
v	v wind component. The wind component which represents flow from south to north.

Value

Numeric vector.

Author(s)

Stuart K. Grange

Examples

# Calculate wind direction in decimal degrees
wind_direction_from_wind_components(3.12, 0.29)

# Calculate wind speed in m s-1
wind_speed_from_wind_components(3.12, 0.29)

skgrange/threadr documentation built on Jan. 10, 2025, 10:06 a.m.