1.8 CF Standard Names: Divergence of Wind (divergence_of_wind)

Record Label : divergence_of_wind

Record Title : Divergence of Wind

CF Standard Name : divergence_of_wind

Record Description : "[horizontal_]divergence_of_X" means [horizontal] divergence of a vector X; if X does not have a vertical component then "horizontal" should be omitted. 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.)

Canonical Units : s-1