1.8 CF Standard Names: Sea Surface Wave Stokes Drift to Direction (sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_to_direction)

Record Label : sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_to_direction

Record Title : Sea Surface Wave Stokes Drift to Direction

CF Standard Name : sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_to_direction

Record Description : The Stokes drift velocity is the average velocity when following a specific fluid parcel as it travels with the fluid flow. For instance, a particle floating at the free surface of water waves, experiences a net Stokes drift velocity in the direction of wave propagation. The phrase "to_direction" is used in the construction X_to_direction and indicates the direction towards which the velocity vector of X is headed. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north.

Canonical Units : degree