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English term or phrase:
average 0,6/year and 5.3/year
English answer:
0.6 % and 5.3% of the total recordings for the year
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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average 0,6/year and 5.3/year
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In Port Oorosba, we can observe wind gusts of greater than 50 km/h. Although these events would ///average 0,6/year/// in the North of the archipelago and ///5,3/year/// in the capital city and would be foreseeable, they are very sudden and so are a hazard to navigation. Because of their frequency they should be considered as a risk for the port facilities.
Can't figure out if this relates to days, percentages in which case the 5.3 does not make sens, or what else it could be.
All I know for sure is that these wind guts are frequent.
Thanks for your help.
Can't figure out if this relates to days, percentages in which case the 5.3 does not make sens, or what else it could be.
All I know for sure is that these wind guts are frequent.
Thanks for your help.
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May 30, 2008 16:24: Ghyslaine LE NAGARD changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
May 30, 2008 16:24: Ghyslaine LE NAGARD changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "English"
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0.6 % and 5.3% of the total recordings for the year
The wind is recorded (logged) any where between 2 times a day and 96 times a day. Out of these logged periods, the wind gusted at 50kl/h (I don't know why they used kl/h in an official reading, as wind is measured in knots) during 0.6% of the total Logged times in the north and in the capital city there were 50kl/h recordings for 5.3% of the total recordings for the 12 month (year) period.
Having these high winds for this amount of time is considered hazardous to shipping.
I am sure it is just a use of a , instead of a . as they put it 0,6 indicating not a whole percentage point.
They would work in, percentages over time, to access the safety to shipping. and percentage of would be more reliable as there appears to be too many variations in the amount of logging carried out throughout the world. (2 to 96)
http://www.novalynx.com/manuals/ws-16-log-period-calc.pdf
http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/tables/A-2T.html
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fréquence moyenne de O,6 et 5,3 par an.
Ce que je comprends comme moins d'une fois par an dans le premier cas.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-05-30 16:21:49 GMT)
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If "," is used instead of ".", it would mean 600 times a year and 5,300 times a year.
In any case whether a percentage or a mean frequency, the scale must be identical to make sense.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-05-30 16:21:49 GMT)
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If "," is used instead of ".", it would mean 600 times a year and 5,300 times a year.
In any case whether a percentage or a mean frequency, the scale must be identical to make sense.
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Usha KAIAVA TIROUVANZIAM
: oui, de toute façon ce sont des stats (comme 1,2 enfant /femme)
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Thank you Usha.
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Lionel_M (X)
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Thank you Lionel.
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ne surviennent en moyenne que 0,6 et 5,3 fois par année
Suggestion.
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an average of 0.6 events per year in the North and 5.3 events per year in the capital city
I think its an average on a yearly basis
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-05-31 06:59:13 GMT)
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I realize this is not so frequent but this is what those statistics say to me.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-05-31 06:59:13 GMT)
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I realize this is not so frequent but this is what those statistics say to me.
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KanTrans
: Yes, I too believe they are referring to events per year.
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Glad to be able to help.