Douglas scale

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Douglas scale

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell

[named after Sir Henry Douglas (1876-1939), former director of the British Naval Meteorological Service]

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