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vr.tr.wind · thing-q8094

Let an agent handle wind as a phenomenon with scales, named systems, hazards and energy use, aligned with the lexical wind entry.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Scale Which wind system.

System

Breeze, storm, jet.

System

Wind system.

  1. Which wind system is this? definition
  2. At what scale does it operate? definition

Drivers

Causes.

Drivers

What drives it.

  1. What drives this wind? definition
  2. How does it vary seasonally? measurement
Observation Measuring it.

Measurement

Speed and direction.

Measurement

Measured wind.

  1. What speeds and directions are measured, where? measurement
  2. At what height? provenance

Forecast

Prediction.

Forecast

Forecast.

  1. What winds are forecast, by which service? provenance
  2. With what confidence? measurement
Hazards Storms and warnings.

Warnings

Official alerts.

Warnings

Wind warnings.

  1. Are there official warnings? provenance
  2. What should people do? action

Impacts

Damage and fire.

Impacts

Expected impacts.

  1. What damage is expected? boundary
  2. Does it raise wildfire danger? boundary
Energy Wind power.

Resource

Site potential.

Resource

Wind resource.

  1. What is the wind resource at a site? measurement
  2. How variable is it? measurement

Limits

Cut-out speeds.

Operating limits

Operating limits.

  1. At what speeds do turbines stop? measurement
  2. How do storms affect output? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
derecho, violent storm, hurricane force storm, air current, sea breeze, Turkana jet, fall wind, ab-polar current, jet blast, northeast wind, southeast wind, southwest wind

What it is Filled

The large-scale movement of air in the atmosphere, from breezes to violent storms and jet streams, as a meteorological phenomenon and an energy source.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle wind as a phenomenon with scales, named systems, hazards and energy use, aligned with the lexical wind entry.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Air movement at many scales
  • Driven by pressure gradients and Earth rotation
  • Hazardous at high speeds
  • A renewable energy source

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Issue its own storm warnings that contradict or impersonate the official weather service.
  • Fly, lift or sail beyond the wind limits of the equipment it controls.
  • Understate forecast storm strength to keep an event or operation running.
  • Ignore wind direction when smoke, dust or a hazardous release could drift onto people.

Only with a human decision

  • Calling off or continuing an outdoor event or operation in a wind warning.
  • Ordering evacuation ahead of a storm.

May

  • Report wind speed, direction and gusts from official observations and forecasts.
  • Pass on storm and high-wind warnings issued by the weather service.
  • Adjust or stop wind-sensitive operations, such as cranes or drones, within their set limits.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Severe winds kill people and destroy homes, and warnings must reach those most exposed.
  • Wind power siting affects landscapes, wildlife and neighbours.

Who is affected

  • People in the storm path
  • Workers at height and at sea
  • Birds and bats near turbines

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the wind; the national weather service issues the authoritative observations and warnings.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q12142910 - registry parent class
  • Q1522115 - registry parent class
  • Q16332653 - registry parent class

related

  • wind (lexical entry) - aligned entries
  • weather - element
  • power station - wind farms
  • natural disaster - storms

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.wind
  • Wikidata: Q8094 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8094)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • hurricane force: 32.7 or more m/s - Beaufort 12

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Beaufort descriptions and wind barbs
  • Named systems such as sea breezes or the Turkana jet
  • Storm classes such as hurricane force
  • Moving trees, waves, clouds and dust; storms such as derechos show as squall lines.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • observe, measure and forecast it
  • warn of damaging winds
  • harness it for energy
  • study circulation patterns

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Storm damage and falling trees
  • Transport disruption
  • Wildfire spread
  • Unit confusion

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WMO wind measurement standards
  • National severe weather warnings
  • IEC 61400 wind turbine standards

Context of use required Filled

  • Wind shapes climate and weather, drives waves, and powers turbines and sails.
  • breezes and local winds
  • storms and derechos
  • jet streams and low-level jets
  • global circulation winds

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q8094: wind - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Wind - general description of the item

Open questions

  • How should the Wikidata and lexical wind entries be merged or linked?
  • Should storm types be separate entries?
  • How should named local winds be recorded?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8094/spec.json