Sign inParameter surface_downward_northward_stress
Properties
| Name | surface_downward_northward_stress |
|---|---|
| Description | The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). "Downward northward" indicates the ZY component of a tensor. A downward northward stress is a downward flux of northward momentum, which accelerates the lower medium northward and the upper medium southward. The surface downward stress is the windstress on the surface. |
| AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) | tauv |
| GRIB code | E181 |
Source
The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.