Parameter surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity
Properties
Name | surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity |
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Description | The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. A velocity is a vector quantity. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). "Geostrophic" indicates that geostrophic balance is assumed. "Water" means water in all phases. surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity is the sum of a variable part, surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity_assuming_sea_level_for_geoid, and a constant part due to the stationary component of ocean circulation. |
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.