northward_friction_velocity_at_sea_water_surface

under discussion
Created: 15 Aug 2024
Proposer: Aurore Biardeau
Proposed Date: 2024-05-13
#39
Change Date: 15 Aug 2024, 12:03 p.m.
Term: northward_friction_velocity_at_sea_water_surface
Unit: m s-1
Unit ref: UVAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
"Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). Friction velocity is a reference ocean velocity derived from the relationship between ocean density and downward stress and is usually applied at a level close to the surface where stress is assumed to be independent of height and approximately proportional to the square of mean velocity.
Change Date: 15 Aug 2024, 12:05 p.m.
Term: northward_friction_velocity_at_sea_water_surface
Unit: m s-1
Unit ref: UVAA
AMIP:
GRIB:
A velocity is a vector quantity. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). Friction velocity is a reference ocean velocity derived from the relationship between ocean density and downward stress and is usually applied at a level close to the surface where stress is assumed to be independent of height and approximately proportional to the square of mean velocity.