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sea_surface_wind_wave_period  

Definition

  • A period is an interval of time, or the time-period of an oscillation. Wind waves are waves on the ocean surface. 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.)

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  • Mapping to be determined

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/sea_surface_wind_wave_period

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