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Fun interactive wind mapping
A similar map has been posted before, but this version is far better.
http://earth.nullschool.net/
Click the word EARTH in the lower left corner for the control panel.
"hPa" is a measure of air pressure; the higher the number the lower the altitude.
1005 hPa at 226ft is about the height of the nacelle of a new large wind turbine, so the 1000 setting (364ft) is the best proxy.
10 hPa is about 85000ft
070 +- 58,000ft
250 +- 34,000ft
500 +- 18,000ft
700 +- 10,000ft
850 +- 5,000ft
Projection determines the type of map displayed.
Control shifts forward or back in time from present.
Clicking on the map gives location coordinates and wind speed.
Data is refreshed every 3 hours I believe.
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