Abstract

This dataset contains the improved potential wind from 1950 until 2009. This was calculated using the sigma method as described here and wind measurements describing 10 minute periods. The potential wind in this dataset describes periods of 1 hour and is the result of a conversion from hourly gustiness analysis potential wind to sigma analysis potential wind. This aggregation step was necessary because the older measurements are hourly.

Supplemental information

Additional information about the creation of this dataset can be found here: https://cdn.knmi.nl/knmi/pdf/bibliotheek/knmipubWR/WR2009-02.pdf.


Metadata

Dataset name potential_wind_historical
Dataset version 1.0
Status completed
Update frequency notPlanned
File formats ASCII
Spatial representation type grid
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
North bound latitude 57
East bound longitude 8
South bound latitude 50
West bound longitude 2
Dataset edition 1.0
Dataset manager Andrew Stepek
Maintainer KNMI Data Services
Publication date 2025-08-22
Reference system identifier EPSG28992
Dataset start time 1950-03-01
Dataset end time 2009-12-31
Identifier urn:xkdc:ds:nl.knmi::potential_wind_historical/1.0/
Lineage statement Sigma analysis performed based on data from KNMI wind stations
Purpose Climatology
Use limitation No use limitations
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