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# UCL Climate Hackathon - Science


## Resources

- [What is a wind gust](http://wxguys.ssec.wisc.edu/2012/01/09/what-causes-wind-gusts/)
    - Defines gusts as >18mph & >10mph faster than average
- [Britannica definition](https://www.britannica.com/science/gust)
- [UKCP product info including gust variable](https://ukclimateprojections-ui.metoffice.gov.uk/products/LS3A_Subset_03)
- -[how w measure wind-Met office](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/guides/observations/how-we-measure-wind). Useful part: "The gust speed and direction are defined by the maximum three second average wind speed occurring in any period."
- [UKCP factsheet](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/ukcp/guidance-science-reports#factsheets)
- [Wind gust model development](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/tellusa.v66.22905)
- [sustained wind and wind gust difference](https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/weather/2020/08/07/all-wind-is-not-created-equal#:~:text=The%20fundamental%20difference%20between%20the,typically%20lasts%20under%2020%20seconds.)







## Factors influencing gust speed
### Physical models
- Height at which it is measured
- Roughness of ground
- Obstacles

### Statistical models
Evidence for including
- Air temperature
- Humidity
- Near-surface air pressure