A wind rose, is a graphic tool that gives a clear view of direction and wind speed distributed at a particular location. The cardinal directions of north, east, south and west are used to organize the total amount of wind shown. A wind rose is basically a pie chart where each slice represents the distribution of wind speed and direction. The wind speed class key organizes the wind speed so it can be easily understood. The image shown above is an example of a wind rose for ALLIANCEWEST automated weather data network stations throughout Nebraska from 1996-2005 where most of the wind went in the western direction.
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