northward_storm_velocity

under discussion
Created: July 2, 2021
Proposer: Emily Schlie, Eric Engle, and the CAMPS team (NOAA MDL)
Proposed Date: 2020-12-22
Change Date: July 2, 2021, 8:02 a.m.
Term: northward_storm_velocity
Unit: m s-1
Unit ref: UVAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
The northward component of storm_motion. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). Storm_motion is defined as the average speed of a storm and the direction the storm will move from.