aerosandbox.library.winds
#
Module Contents#
Functions#
|
Returns the 99th-percentile wind speed magnitude over the continental United States (CONUS) in July-Aug. Aggregate of data from 1972 to 2019. |
|
Gives the 95th-percentile wind speed as a function of altitude, latitude, and day of year. |
|
Gives the altitude of the tropopause (as determined by the altitude where lapse rate >= 2 C/km) as a function of |
|
Attributes#
- aerosandbox.library.winds.wind_speed_conus_summer_99(altitude, latitude)[source]#
Returns the 99th-percentile wind speed magnitude over the continental United States (CONUS) in July-Aug. Aggregate of data from 1972 to 2019. Fits at C:ProjectsGitHubWind_Analysis :param altitude: altitude [m] :param latitude: latitude, in degrees North [deg] :return: 99th-percentile wind speed over the continental United States in the summertime. [m/s]
- aerosandbox.library.winds.wind_speed_world_95(altitude, latitude, day_of_year)[source]#
Gives the 95th-percentile wind speed as a function of altitude, latitude, and day of year. :param altitude: Altitude, in meters :param latitude: Latitude, in degrees north :param day_of_year: Day of year (Julian day), in range 0 to 365
Returns: The 95th-percentile wind speed, in meters per second.
- aerosandbox.library.winds.tropopause_altitude(latitude, day_of_year)[source]#
Gives the altitude of the tropopause (as determined by the altitude where lapse rate >= 2 C/km) as a function of latitude and day of year.
- Parameters:
latitude – Latitude, in degrees north
day_of_year – Day of year (Julian day), in range 0 to 365
Returns: The tropopause altitude, in meters.