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Parameter: lameshur_wind

Dataset: 
Descriptions of hurricanes affecting St. John
Parameter: 
wind_speed
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 wind_speed
Short Description:
 wind_speed
Official Name:
 wind_speed
No Data Value:
Description:
 

wind speed, typically in m/s but may be reported in other units (refer to dataset for units)

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
lameshur_wind
Supplied Units: 
miles per hour
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Windspeed at Lameshur Bay at the moment of closest approach based on an exponential decay function for windspeed with increasing distance from the storm center and a decay rate of 0.016 km^-1 as reported in PJEs Millepora paper