Wind gust World Meteorological Organization. Any significant variation at this mean wind during the ten minutes preceding the observation are noted as gusts in messages such as METAR. It is generally reported in METAR when the peak wind speed reaches at least 16 knots and the variation in wind speed between the peaks and average wind is at least 9 to 10 knots. In marine meteorology, the top speed of a burst is expressed in meters per second (m/s) or in knots, while the Beaufort scale is used for reporting the mean speed. When the maximum speed exceeds the average speed by
Wind power in Turkey Wind power in Turkey Wind power in Turkey is gradually expanding in capacity, mainly in the Aegean and Marmara regions. As of July 2017, Turkey had about 6,5 GW of installed capacity and a further 808 MW under construction. The technical wind energy potential is estimated to be about 114 GW of capacity in regions where the wind speed is higher than 7.0 meters above the ground at 50 meters’ height. The first wind farm was built in Izmir in 1998. In 2006, 19 MW of wind power was installed, and in 2007, capacity increased to almost 140 MW. According