This section of Ten Steps to Wind Farming has Definitions for individuals, groups, communities, businesses and other land owners.
Agriculture a.k.a. farming, ranching, and similar livelihoods- the occupation, business, or science of cultivating the land, producing crops and / or raising livestock; processing or finishing any ag production.
- Agronomics- the economics of land use: the branch of economics that is concerned with the use and productivity of land.
- Aericulture a.k.a. wind farming- the occupation, business, or science of harnessing wind energy flowing over agricultural, community, business, or residential land to generate electricity.
- Aerinomics a.k.a. wind economics- the economics of wind use;: a branch of agronomics that is concerned with the use of wind in power generation and the productivity of wind turbines.
Anemometer- a 3- or 4-cup or ultrasonic device that measures wind speed from calm to gusts. A recording anemometer logs average wind speed every five minutes or other time period.
- A hand-held anemometer is the Novalynx Model 200- 2520 Wind Meter.
- A hand-held anemometer is the Kestrel 1000 Pocket Wind Meter.
Baseline- "always on" power that is maintained to meet the expected minimum demand by residential and commercial consumers.
A handful of South Dakota wind-
3 PM May 27, SSW at 3 mph
5 AM May 27, WSW at 9 mph {wind farming doesn't make economic sense until the wind is faster than 14 mph}
8 PM May 26, WNW at 17 mph
7 PM May 26, WNW at 20 mph
6 PM May 26, WNW at 18 mph
Oldest 5 PM May 26, WNW at 21 mph.
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'Til next time. Best Wind.
