Term: northward_vertical_wind_shear

Unit: s-1

Unit ref: PRSC

AMIP:

GRIB:

The derivative of the northward wind component with respect to the height.

Term: upward_derivative_of_northward_wind_speed

Unit: s-1

Unit ref: PRSC

AMIP:

GRIB:

The derivative of the northward wind speed with respect to height.

Term: upward_derivative_of_northward_component_of_wind

Unit: s-1

Unit ref: PRSC

AMIP:

GRIB:

The derivative of the northward component of wind with respect to height.

Term: upward_derivative_of_northward_wind

Unit: s-1

Unit ref: PRSC

AMIP:

GRIB:

The derivative of the northward component of wind with respect to height.

Term: upward_derivative_of_northward_wind

Unit: s-1

Unit ref: PRSC

AMIP:

GRIB:

Term: upward_derivative_of_northward_wind

Unit: s-1

Unit ref: PRSC

AMIP:

GRIB:

The quantity with standard name upward_derivative_of_northward_wind is the derivative of the northward component of wind speed with respect to height. The phrase "component_derivative_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to distance in the component direction, which may be "northward", "southward", "eastward", "westward", "upward", "downward", "x" or "y". The last two indicate derivatives along the axes of the grid, in the case where they are not true longitude and latitude. A positive value indicates that X is increasing with distance along the positive direction of the axis. 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").