Wind direction from wind components

In meteorology, the wind direction is defined as the direction the wind is coming from. If we got a South wind direction that means that the wind is coming from the South and going to the north. Also, it is expressed by degrees from the true north (0°), so the east direction is 90°, the…

A wind rose with openair

Wind is one of the most important variables when dealing with air pollution. It will define where the pollutants, emitted from different sources, will go and how quickly they will mixture. For that reason, the wind direction could help us to determine sources by following the predominant wind direction, and sometimes the wind speed could…