1.8 CF Standard Names: Sea Surface Wind Wave from Direction (sea_surface_wind_wave_from_direction)

Record Label : sea_surface_wind_wave_from_direction

Record Title : Sea Surface Wind Wave from Direction

CF Standard Name : sea_surface_wind_wave_from_direction

Record Description : Wind waves are waves on the ocean surface and are the high frequency portion of a bimodal wave frequency spectrum. The phrase "from_direction" is used in the construction X_from_direction and indicates the direction from which the velocity vector of X is coming. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north.

Canonical Units : degree