to_direction_of_air_velocity_relative_to_sea_water

The quantity with standard name to_direction_of_air_velocity_relative_to_sea_water is the difference between the direction of motion of the air and the near-surface current. The phrase "to_direction" is used in the construction X_to_direction and indicates the direction towards which the velocity vector of X is headed. The direction is a bearing in the usual geographical sense, measured positive clockwise from due north. The components of the relative velocity vector have standard names eastward_air_velocity_relative_to_sea_water and northward_air_velocity_relative_to_sea_water. A vertical coordinate variable or scalar coordinate variable with standard name "depth" should be used to indicate the depth of sea water velocity used in the calculation. Similarly, a vertical coordinate variable or scalar coordinate with standard name "height" should be used to indicate the height of the the wind component.
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  • Proposal: Nan Galbraith [Standard names: wind relative to surface]

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