1:3.6 Wind Speed

Wind speed is required by SWAT+ when the Penman-Monteith equation is used to calculate potential evapotranspiration. Mean daily wind speed is generated in SWAT+ using a modified exponential equation:

$\mu _{10m}=\mu wnd_{mon}*(-ln(rnd_1))^{0.3}$ 1.3.6.1

where $\mu _{10m}$ is the mean wind speed for the day ($m/s$), $\mu wnd_{mon}$ is the average wind speed for the month ($m/s$), and $rnd_1$ is a random number between 0.0 and 1.0.

Table 1:3-6: SWAT+ input variables that pertain to generation of wind speed.

Definition	Source Name	Input Name	Input File
Wind speed input: 'sim' for simulated or gage name	wgage	wnd	weather-sta.cli
$\mu wnd_{mon}$: Observed wind speed ($m/s$)	wnd	wnd	.wnd