1.8 CF Standard Names: Y Wind (y_wind)

Record Label : y_wind

Record Title : Y Wind

CF Standard Name : y_wind

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