eastward_storm_velocity

under discussion
Created: 2 Jul 2021
Proposer: Emily Schlie, Eric Engle, and the CAMPS team
Proposed Date: 2020-12-22
Change Date: 2 Jul 2021, 9:03 a.m.
Term: eastward_storm_velocity
Unit: m s-1
Unit ref: UVAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
The eastward component of storm motion. “Eastward” indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). Storm motion is defined as the average speed of a storm and the direction the storm will move from.