On 04/28/2010 03:53 PM, Liz wrote: > Compass Rose and Wind Rose are not synonyms. > The Compass Rose is drawn on the map for the artistic representation of > "North" > A Wind Rose is a data representation showing you prevailing winds. > http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/wind/wind_rose.shtml > > I'm not subscribed to newbies, could someone copy this to there?
Wikipedia suggests[1] that the compass rose is sometimes also called a wind rose. “Early forms of the compass rose were known as wind roses, since no differentiation was made between a cardinal direction and the wind which emanated from that direction.” 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_rose -Alex Mauer “hawke”
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