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Parameter product_​of_​eastward_​wind_​and_​northward_​wind

Properties

Properties of the parameter product_​of_​eastward_​wind_​and_​northward_​wind
Name product_of_eastward_wind_and_northward_wind
Description "product_of_X_and_Y" means X*Y. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.)
AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) mpuva
GRIB code not specified

Source

The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.


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