Record Label : surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity
Record Title : Surface Geostrophic Northward Sea Water Velocity
CF Standard Name : surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity
Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. A velocity is a vector quantity. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). "Geostrophic" indicates that geostrophic balance is assumed, i.e. that the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force are balanced and the large scale fluid flow is parallel to the isobars. The quantity with standard name surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity is the sum of a variable part, surface_geostrophic_northward_sea_water_velocity_assuming_mean_sea_level_for_geoid, and a constant part due to the stationary component of ocean circulation.
Canonical Units : m s-1