Directional Analysis of the Storm Surge from Hurricane Sandy 2012, with Applications to Charleston, New Orleans, and the Philippines
Fig 5
Modeled and measured wind at Robbins Reef, New Jersey.
Panels: (A) wind speed, (B) wind direction, blowing from degrees clockwise as measured from due North. The WRF atmospheric model provides wind speed and direction at a height of 10 m and grid resolution 3 km at 30-minute intervals. Actual wind measurements are retrieved from the NOAA weather station at Robbins Reef (8530973) at 6-minute intervals.