wind_speed

metpy.calc.wind_speed(u, v)

Compute the wind speed from u and v-components.

Parameters

• u (pint.Quantity) – Wind component in the X (East-West) direction

• v (pint.Quantity) – Wind component in the Y (North-South) direction

Returns

wind speed (pint.Quantity) – Speed of the wind

See also

wind_components

Examples using metpy.calc.wind_speed

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