Term: sea_water_speed_due_to_tides

Unit: m s-1

Unit ref: UVAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

Term: sea_water_speed_due_to_tides

Unit: m s-1

Unit ref: UVAA

AMIP:

GRIB:

Speed is the magnitude of velocity. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. "Due to tides" means due to all astronomical gravity changes which manifest as tides. No distinction is made between different tidal components.