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Noun Concept
Categories: Scales in meteorology, Hazard scales, Wind, 1973 introductions, Pacific hurricanes
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Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale  Saffir–Simpson scale  Category 1 hurricane  Category 2 hurricane  Category 3 hurricane
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The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. Wikipedia
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The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained winds. Wikipedia
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage Wikidata
IS A
tropical cyclone scale
measurement scale
criterion
NAMED AFTER
Robert Simpson
Herbert Saffir
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National Hurricane Center
Central Pacific Hurricane Center
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Saffir–Simpson scale
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Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

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