BackForward Variable: Wind direction (near surface)

Definition
Full name Wind direction (near surface)
Definition Direction from which wind is blowing at a known height above the surface which is to be specified in the metadata
Measuring Units degree true Uncertainty Units degrees
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units degrees (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2019-10-15
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Basic atmospheric
      • Variable: Wind direction (near surface)
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Near Surface
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Wind direction (near surface)  (1)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
983 Wind direction (near surface) Near Surface 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 1 degrees
5 degrees
10 degrees
0.5 		1 degrees
2 degrees
5 degrees
0.5 		10 km
100 km
500 km
0.5 		60 min
60 min
3 h
0.5 		6 h
24 h
30 d
0.5 		Global firm 2023-04-28 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma. Goal for temporal resolution is sub-hourly