wind_speed¶

metpy.calc.wind_speed(u, v)[source]¶

Compute the wind speed from u and v-components.

Parameters

u (array_like) – Wind component in the X (East-West) direction
v (array_like) – Wind component in the Y (North-South) direction

Returns

wind speed (array_like) – The speed of the wind

See also

wind_components()