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Enum: WindDirection

Wind direction nomenclature (named for where wind comes FROM)

URI: valuesets:WindDirection

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
NORTHERLY None Wind from the north
NORTHEASTERLY None Wind from the northeast
EASTERLY None Wind from the east
SOUTHEASTERLY None Wind from the southeast
SOUTHERLY None Wind from the south
SOUTHWESTERLY None Wind from the southwest
WESTERLY None Wind from the west
NORTHWESTERLY None Wind from the northwest
VARIABLE None Variable wind direction

Slots

Name Description
wind_direction Wind direction nomenclature (named for where wind comes FROM)

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: WindDirection
description: Wind direction nomenclature (named for where wind comes FROM)
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  NORTHERLY:
    text: NORTHERLY
    description: Wind from the north
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: north
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: south
  NORTHEASTERLY:
    text: NORTHEASTERLY
    description: Wind from the northeast
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: northeast
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: southwest
  EASTERLY:
    text: EASTERLY
    description: Wind from the east
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: east
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: west
  SOUTHEASTERLY:
    text: SOUTHEASTERLY
    description: Wind from the southeast
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: southeast
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: northwest
  SOUTHERLY:
    text: SOUTHERLY
    description: Wind from the south
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: south
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: north
  SOUTHWESTERLY:
    text: SOUTHWESTERLY
    description: Wind from the southwest
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: southwest
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: northeast
  WESTERLY:
    text: WESTERLY
    description: Wind from the west
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: west
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: east
  NORTHWESTERLY:
    text: NORTHWESTERLY
    description: Wind from the northwest
    annotations:
      from_direction:
        tag: from_direction
        value: northwest
      toward_direction:
        tag: toward_direction
        value: southeast
  VARIABLE:
    text: VARIABLE
    description: Variable wind direction
    annotations:
      note:
        tag: note
        value: changing or inconsistent direction