Volume 62, Issue 340, January - April 2026

Development and Validation of Wind Direction Codes for Meteorological Data Analysis

Adamu Ibrahim^♦, Adamu Ubaidullahi Usman, Yohanna Stephen Adams

Space Geodesy and Systems Division, Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics Toro, Bauchi State of Nigeria

^♦Corresponding Author
Adamu Ibrahim, Space Geodesy and Systems Division, Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics Toro, Bauchi State of Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Qualitative research makes use of non-numerical data for example words, phrases symbols, images or directional descriptors, which require systematic coding before performing any analysis. In meteorological studies, wind direction data are recorded in qualitative form, and that is a challenge for statistical analysis. This study is aimed at the development and validation of a coding scheme for wind directions data, obtained from weather station of CGG Toro. The researchers came developed codes for the wind directions, after the review of some related literature. The researchers used the developed codes to run descriptive statistics, after which the results were compared with those of the weather link software where the results appeared to be the same. The result appeared to be similar with those produced by weather link software. The study, therefore, demonstrates that the proposed coding scheme is reliable, and suitable for researches involving wind directions data. It is recommended that researchers adopt the developed codes for future studies requiring statistical analysis of wind directions.

Keywords: Wind Speed, Coordinates and Codes

Discovery, 2026, 62, e5d3217

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Published: 09 March 2026