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Parameter product_​of_​eastward_​wind_​and_​specific_​humidity

Properties

Properties of the parameter product_​of_​eastward_​wind_​and_​specific_​humidity
Name product_of_eastward_wind_and_specific_humidity
Description "product_of_X_and_Y" means X*Y. "specific" means per unit mass. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). Specific humidity is the mass fraction of water vapor in (moist) air. 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) not specified
GRIB code not specified

Source

The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.


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