1.8 CF Standard Names: Coriolis Parameter (coriolis_parameter)

Record Label : coriolis_parameter

Record Title : Coriolis Parameter

CF Standard Name : coriolis_parameter

Record Description : The Coriolis parameter is twice the component of the earth's angular velocity about the local vertical i.e. 2 W sin L, where L is latitude and W the angular speed of the earth.

Canonical Units : s-1