1.8 CF Standard Names: Downward Air Velocity (downward_air_velocity)

Record Label : downward_air_velocity

Record Title : Downward Air Velocity

CF Standard Name : downward_air_velocity

Record Description : A velocity is a vector quantity."Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). Downward air velocity is the vertical component of the 3D air velocity vector. The standard name upward_air_velocity may be used for a vector component with the opposite sign convention.

Canonical Units : m s-1