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Saffir-Simpson scale en · PROPN

Etymology

Developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson.

Meanings

  1. A scale used to classify hurricanes by the intensity of their sustained winds, and thus the level of damage they might cause.

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