Maximum sustained wind 50% of the geostrophic wind speed aloft; while over open water or ice, the reduction is between 10% and 30%. In most basins, maximum sustained winds are used to define their category. In the Atlantic and northeast Pacific oceans, the Saffir–Simpson scale is used. This scale can be used to determine possible storm surge and damage impact on land. In most basins, the category of the tropical cyclone (for example, tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane/typhoon, super typhoon, depression, deep depression, intense tropical cyclone) is determined from the cyclone's maximum sustained wind. Only in Australia is this quantity not used to
Equate Scotland have included the Construction Industry Training Board, Edinburgh Napier University and the Big Lottery Fund. Equate Scotland runs a variety of workshops and events, including: Equate also contributes to Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament consultations and inquiries. Equate Scotland Equate Scotland is an organisation established to promote and encourage the advancement of women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment. It is based at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. Equate began in 2006 as the "Scottish Resource Centre for Women in Science Engineering and Technology" and was the delivery agent in Scotland for the former "UK Resource Centre for