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Preferred term

x_wind  

Definition

  • "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.)

Note

  • Mapping to be determined

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

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