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    bpleao
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    Background material states that excessive error of an anemometer is more than 2% error. Is this 2% error relative to what? Thanks.

    Background material states that excessive error of an anemometer is more than 2% error. Is this 2% error relative to what? Thanks.

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    ebechhoefer
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    Hi There,
    This is a great questions. As noted, the anemometer rating is in percent error. That said, what one see with failed anemometers is that, because of the increase friction:
    a) at lower wind speeds (2 to 5 m/s or so), its 2% relative, but
    b) at higher speeds (5 to 11 m/s?), theu are slower by, perhaps, .2m/s.

    Not a simple answer, to be sure…..

    thanks

    Eric

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