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Speed limit sign in the Republic of Ireland, using "km/h.". The SI representations, classified as symbols, are "km/h", "km h −1" and "km·h −1".Several other abbreviations of "kilometres per hour" have been used since the term was introduced and many are still in use today; for example, dictionaries list "kph", [3] [4] [5] "kmph" and "km/hr" [6] as English abbreviations.
Wind speed is affected by a number of factors and situations, operating on varying scales (from micro to macro scales). These include the pressure gradient, Rossby waves, jet streams, and local weather conditions. There are also links to be found between wind speed and wind direction, notably with the pressure gradient and terrain conditions.
KMPH-TV (channel 26) is a television station licensed to Visalia, California, United States, serving the Fresno area as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Sanger-licensed CW affiliate KFRE-TV (channel 59).
Sir Francis Beaufort. The scale that carries Beaufort's name had a long and complex evolution from the previous work of others (including Daniel Defoe the century before). In the 18th century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective — one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "soft breeze"—: Beaufort succeeded ...
Kopi Sotiropulos (born Prokopios Sotiropoulos; Greek: Προκόπιος Σωτηρόπουλος; September 12, 1948) is a Greek-born American character actor.He is a Fresno area television news personality and longtime weatherman who served as the weekly evening news weatherperson for KMPH-TV (then based in Visalia, California).
America's Morning Headquarters (formerly Your Weather Today, Morning Rush and AMHQ) is an American morning television program on The Weather Channel. Airing every morning from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time, the program focuses on morning weather conditions, news and business information from around the country. The program debuted on January 3 ...
The definition of sustained winds recommended by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and used by most weather agencies is that of a 10-minute average at a height of 10 m (33 ft) above the sea surface. However, the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale is based on wind speed measurements averaged over a 1-minute period, at 10 m (33 ft).
KMPH may refer to: KMPH-TV, a television station (channel 28, virtual 26) licensed to serve Visalia, California, United States; KMPH-CA, a defunct KMPH-TV translator station (channel 17) formerly licensed to serve Merced-Mariposa, California; KMPH (AM), a radio station (840 AM) licensed to serve Modesto, California; Kilometres per hour