 | University of the State of New York. Board of Regents - 1842 - 638 pages
...at the Island of Chusan. JAN NARY, 1841. EXPLANATIONS. Figures to denote the force of the Wind. 0. Calm. 1. Light air. 2. Light breeze. 3. Gentle breeze. 4. Moderate breeze. 5. Freah breeze. 6. Strong breeze. 7. Moderate gale. Letters to denote the state of the Weather. b. Blue... | |
 | 1835 - 904 pages
...of the Royal Observatory. Abbreviation used in the columns "Weather" and "Strength of Wind. WIND. 0 Calm. 1 Light Air. 2 Light Breeze. 3 Gentle Breeze. 4 Moderate Breeze. 5 Freih Breeze. 6 Strong Breeze. 7 Moderate Gale. 8 Fresh Gale. 9 Strong Gale. 10 Whole Gale. 11 Storm.... | |
 | 1833 - 886 pages
...Observatory. Abbreviations used in the columns "Weather" and "Strength of tVind." WEATHER. WIND. 0 Calm. 1 Light Air. 2 Light Breeze. 3 Gentle Breeze. 4 Moderate Breeze. 4 Fresh Breeze. fi Strong Breeze. 7 Moderate Gale. 8 Freih Gale. 9 Strong Gale. 10 Whole Gale. 11 Storm.... | |
 | 1838 - 926 pages
...fallen=l-20 inches. Abbreviations usedin columns u Weather" and "Strength of Wind." WIND. 0 Calm. J 1 Ltght Air. 2 Light Breeze. 3 Gentle Breeze. 4 Moderate Breeze. 5 Fresh Breeze. 6 Strong Breeze. 7 Moderate Gale. S Fresh Gale. 9 Strong Gale. | a Whole Gale. 11 Storm. •-,',... | |
 | University of the State of New York. Board of Regents - 1838 - 508 pages
...thermometer, northern aspect, 4 feet from the earth, and 1 foot from the wall. Strength of wind, 0, calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; э, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, moderate gale; 8, fresh gale; 9, strong pale; 10, whole gale;... | |
 | William Radcliff Birt - 1850 - 72 pages
...recorded in accordance with the following scale, contrived by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort : — 0. Calm. 1. Light air . . . 2. Light breeze . . 3. Gentle breeze . 4. Moderate breeze 5. Fresh breeze . . 6. Strong breeze . 7. Moderate gale . 8. Fresh gale. . . 9. Strong gale . . or just sufficient... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1861 - 602 pages
...taken during each twenty-four hours. The horse-power for the day was calculated from these diagram«, correcting for the average revolutions for the day...and reefed courses; 10, heavy gale, or close-reefed maintopsaiU and reefed trysails; 11, storm trysails, or storm staysails; 12, hurricane, or when no... | |
 | 1870 - 268 pages
...cloud ; f, fog; m, mist ; g, gloomy ; r, rain; p, passing showers. As respects force of wind, — i, light air ; 2, light breeze ; 3 , gentle breeze ; 4, moderate breeze ; 5, fresh breeze; iz, hurricane. Notes on 22nd December. The numbers in the last six columns show for each year... | |
 | REv. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S., F.R.H.S. - 1877 - 344 pages
...of Olnishnr's factors. The figures denoting the estimated force of the wind signify as follows: — 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze ; 4, moderate breeze ; 5, fresh breeze ; 6, strong breeze ; 7, moderate gale ; H, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm;... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1883 - 244 pages
...instead of the tide. Winds. — Beaufort's figures denote the force of the wind thus : o. Calm. I. Light air. 2. Light breeze. 3. Gentle breeze. 4. Moderate breeze. 5. Fresh breeze. 6. Strong breeze. 7. Moderate gale. 8. Fresh gale. 9. Strong gale. 10. Whole gale. n. Storm.... | |
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No. 0 Calm © 1 Light air \ . 2 Light breeze 3 Gentle breeze 4 Moderate breeze 5 Fresh breeze 6 Strong breeze 7 Moderate gale 8 Fresh gale 9 Strong gale 10 Whole gale 11 Storm 12 Hurricane SCALE Speed Commonly observed effects of mph corresponding winds... 
