Nowcasting the variation of wind speed with height using gust factor...

National Weather Digest;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......solution through the utilization of gust factor measurements. It is shown that the formula...from various airports, where G is the gust factor (i.e., the ratio of wind gust to the...this practical application using the gust factor measurement for input. 2. Method and...

A gust-factor criterion for rapid determination of atmospheric stability...

National Weather Digest;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......On the basis of relationships amongst gust factor, turbulence intensity, and stability...and Coastal Dispersion Model, when the gust factor (G, which is the ratio of peak gust...stability class, the routinely measured gust factor is used. 2. Estimating Overwater Stability...

Arkadian hero adds speed

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  April 6, 2007 ;     194 words ......stayers at Dorset's Colmer Stud is a new boy who brings some extra speed for Flat and National Hunt breeders. The Group Two stallion...of bone who compliments our existing team of stayers with extra speed and acceleration." The stunning chestnut, winner of seven...

COMPARING GUST FACTORS

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society;  March 1, 2005 ;     394 words ...A gust factor is defined as the ratio between a peak...have found the mean tropical cyclone gust factor to be consistently higher than its...comparison. The mean tropical cyclone gust factor determined within any specific roughness...

MOT: Champ Cars to boost it at Indy

AAP General News (Australia);  October 21, 2004 ;     263 words ......Drivers have been able to tap into a total of 60 seconds of extra speed in a race but it may be lifted to 75 seconds to increase excitement...said he's been thinking carefully about how to best use the extra speed. "Do you save it till the end of the race? Do you let everyone...

Families call for action to stop speeding cars peril

The Northern Echo;  May 31, 2000 ;     297 words ......Centre, in Barnard Castle, have signed a petition calling for extra speed humps and warning signs. The residents, many of whom live...already planning a resurfacing scheme, which will include three extra speed humps. "We will obviously take the petition seriously, but...

Around Wales: Wrexham.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 10, 2001 ;     54 words ...THE B5605 in Ruabon Village is being targeted for extra speed checks as part of the national Kill Your Speed campaign. The campaign aims to minimise road deaths and casualties by minimising...

MERSEYSIDE GETS ITS SHARE.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  February 12, 2003 ;     72 words ...SCORES of extra speed cameras are to be put on the streets of Merseyside. They will be paid for by money collected in fines from speeding motorists...

QLD: Extra speed guns for Easter crackdown

AAP General News (Australia);  April 9, 2001 ;     122 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 04-09-2001 QLD: Extra speed guns for Easter crackdown Queensland police will have 100 extra laser speed guns to target motorists in this year's Easter road...

Through-hole capacity.

MetlFax;  August 1, 2000 ;     33 words ...Items to be exhibited are power chucks and the new direct replacement program that accompanies them. Power chucks feature the extra speed, through-hole capacity, and work-piece tolerance industry leaders demand.

Smokin'.(Sport)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  March 22, 2008 ;     53 words ...Story: Page 28 CAPTION(S): HOT SHOT...Lewis Hamilton locks up his front wheels as he pushes for extra speed in yesterday's practice sessions for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The British star, who triumphed in last weekend's season-opening...

Ferrari expect extra speed

New Straits Times;  September 30, 2001 ;     353 words ...New Straits Times 09-30-2001 Ferrari expect extra speed Edition: 2* Memo: F1 - Indianapolis.; Motor racing.; Indianapolis Grand Prix preview.; Graphics (Statistics) - United States Grand...

Speed Quest.(Internet boosters and dial-up performance enhancers)

Popular Mechanics;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......connection that isn't optimized. Supposedly, you could be missing out on extra speed. Nowadays, when even second-day air delivery seems painfully slow, the idea of extra speed is tempting. But before you click on one of those ads, there are a few...

Hold your horses!

Plane and Pilot;  March 1, 1999 ;     100 words ......landing at busy airports, your clearance to land may also include instructions to hold short of an intersecting runway. A little extra speed can put you into a heavy braking situation, or worse, across the line onto a busy runway. And it's not just a problem for...

POLICE IN WAR ON SPEEDING.(News)

Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  October 1, 2003 ;     251 words ......to be waged on speeding motorists to cut Merseyside road deaths. More hi-tech cameras are to be attached to police cars and extra speed traps will be created. The crackdown comes after figures showed 37 people have been killed in crashes on the region's roads...