Example figures: duration of high current velocity

Explanations

Period of time during which the magnitude of current velocity lies above a given threshold.

• left top: value for threshold velocity 0.1 m/s.
• right top: value for threshold velocity 0.5 m/s.
• left bottom: for threshold velocity 0.9 m/s.
• right bottom: value for threshold velocity 1.3 m/s.

Examples

current velocity > 0.1 m/s	current velocity > 0.5 m/s

current velocity > 0.9 m/s	current velocity > 1.3 m/s

Closely related quantities

• duration of low current velocity
• exceedance frequency of velocity limits

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