1.3 CMOR Variable: Near-Surface Wind Speed (sfcWind)

Record Label : sfcWind

Record Title : Near-Surface Wind Speed

Record Identifier : bab6f494-e5dd-11e5-8482-ac72891c3257

Link to a record specifying the structure of the variable : str-d78

MIP Variable : sfcWind

Deflate: NetCDF compression parameter :

Deflate Level: NetCDF compression parameter :

Shuffle: NetCDF compression parameter :

Indicative priority for this parameter, which is over-ruled by the requestVar priority setting, but provides a reference for organisation of the CMORvariables : 1

Data value type, e.g. float or double : real

Modeling Realm : atmos

CMOR Directive Positive :

Section of a table : Amon_2d

Link to MIP table record : Amon

The MIP table : Amon

Provenance : Amon ((isd.003))

Processing Notes : normally, the the wind should be reported at the 10 meter height

Provenance Note : Amon_2d

Frequency of Time Steps to be Archived : mon

Row index of entry in source sheet : 22

Description : This is the mean of the speed, not the speed computed from the mean u and v components of wind

Sub-group of variables in a table : Amon_2d

Quality Control Ranges : Guide ranges for sfcWind (table Amon)

Request variable (carrying priority and link to group) :