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Explain the characteristic of wind and the instrument used to measure them

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What are the characteristics of the instrument used to measure wind speed?

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Andrew Tofelt, Expert Googler

Answered Feb 2, 2017 · Author has 166 answers and 280.4k answer views

A device for measuring wind speed is called an Anemometer, and is (usually) just a turbine powered by the wind; a fan that spins at a rate proportional to wind speed, so by counting how many turns over a given period, or by connecting it to a small generator and measuring power output, you can calculate wind