1.8 CF Standard Names: X Wind (x_wind)

Record Label : x_wind

Record Title : X Wind

CF Standard Name : x_wind

Record Description : "x" indicates a vector component along the grid x-axis, positive with increasing x. 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.)

Canonical Units : m s-1