1.8 CF Standard Names: Eastward Wind Shear (eastward_wind_shear)

Record Label : eastward_wind_shear

Record Title : Eastward Wind Shear

CF Standard Name : eastward_wind_shear

Record Description : "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). 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.) Wind shear is the derivative of wind with respect to height.

Canonical Units : s-1