Variable:
Wind (horizontal)
Requirements defined for Wind (horizontal) (22)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | 2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology | 2 m.s-1 2.7 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
50 km 63 km 100 km |
0.15 km 0.238 km 0.6 km |
5 min 6 min 10 min |
60 min 84 min 3 h |
Global | firm | 2000-06-23 | ET ODRRGOS | Near steep topography or jet streams min requirements for vertical gradient information 5m/s1000ft | ||||||||
| 23 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS PBL |
2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
50 km 70 km 100 km |
0.15 km 0.3 km 0.6 km |
5 min 7 min 10 min |
60 min 90 min 3 h |
Global | firm | 2018-03-23 | J van der Meulen | Near steep topography or jet streams min requirements for vertical gradient information 5m/s1000ft | ||||||||
| 119 | Wind (horizontal) | MUS M |
Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 7 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | |||||||||
| 120 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | |||||||||
| 121 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
0.5 km 0.65 km 1 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | ||||||||
| 122 | Wind (horizontal) | PBL | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 2 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
3 h 4 h 6 h |
3 h 6 h 12 h |
Global | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | 1m/s is typically several % of climatological wind strength aloft. | |||||||||
| 310 | Wind (horizontal) | MUS M |
2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 1 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 10 m.s-1 |
50 km 100 km 500 km |
1 km 2 km 3 km |
60 min 6 h 12 h |
6 min 30 min 6 h |
Global | firm | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | |||||||||
| 311 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 8 m.s-1 |
15 km 100 km 500 km |
0.5 km 0.7 km 1 km |
60 min 6 h 12 h |
6 min 30 min 6 h |
Global | tentative | 2020-03-30 | Masahiro Kazumori (PoC GNWP) | |||||||||
| 312 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
15 km 100 km 500 km |
0.5 km 1 km 3 km |
60 min 6 h 12 h |
6 min 30 min 6 h |
Global | firm | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | |||||||||
| 313 | Wind (horizontal) | PBL | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
15 km 100 km 500 km |
0.5 km 1 km 3 km |
60 min 6 h 12 h |
6 min 30 min 6 h |
Global | firm | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | |||||||||
| 383 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 8 m.s-1 |
2 km 10 km 20 km |
0.5 km 0.7 km 1 km |
15 min 60 min 12 h |
15 min 30 min 2 h |
Global | firm | 2011-08-04 | T Montmerle | |||||||||
| 384 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
10 km 25 km 100 km |
1 km 2 km 5 km |
30 min 60 min 12 h |
15 min 30 min 2 h |
Global | firm | 2011-08-04 | T Montmerle | |||||||||
| 385 | Wind (horizontal) | PBL | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction | 1 m.s-1 2 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
0.5 km 2 km 10 km |
0.1 km 0.2 km 0.4 km |
15 min 60 min 12 h |
15 min 30 min 2 h |
Global | firm | 2014-03-12 | T Montmerle | |||||||||
| 451 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting | 1 m.s-1 2 m.s-1 8 m.s-1 |
5 km 15 km 200 km |
0.5 km 1 km 2 km |
15 min 60 min 3 h |
15 min 60 min 3 h |
Global | firm | 2013-04-08 | P. Ambrosetti | |||||||||
| 452 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS | 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting | 1 m.s-1 2 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
10 km 25 km 100 km |
1 km 2 km 5 km |
15 min 60 min 6 h |
10 min 30 min 2 h |
Global | firm | 2013-04-08 | P. Ambrosetti | |||||||||
| 453 | Wind (horizontal) | PBL | 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting | 1 m.s-1 2 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 |
1 km 5 km 20 km |
0.2 km 0.5 km 1 km |
5 min 30 min 3 h |
5 min 15 min 60 min |
Global | firm | 2013-04-08 | P. Ambrosetti | |||||||||
| 712 | Wind (horizontal) | LoThermo | Space Weather | 5 m.s-1 7 m.s-1 10 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
5 km 10 km 25 km |
5 sec 60 sec 5 min |
5 min 20 min 60 min |
Global | tentative | 2013-10-01 | ICTSW (T. Onsager) | Used for satellite services and atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models | ||||||||
| 713 | Wind (horizontal) | HiThermo | Space Weather | 10 m.s-1 20 m.s-1 30 m.s-1 |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
20 km 30 km 50 km |
5 sec 5 min 30 min |
30 min 45 min 60 min |
Global | tentative | 2013-10-01 | ICTSW (T. Onsager) | Used for satellite services and atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models | ||||||||
| 781 | Wind (horizontal) | PBL | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring | 0.5 | 0.5 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 0.5 |
0.1 m.s-1 0.3 m.s-1 0.5 m.s-1 0.5 |
15 km 100 km 500 km 0.5 |
0.01 km 0.1 km 0.5 km 0.5 |
30 min 60 min 12 h 0.5 |
6 h 18 h 2 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 vertical resolution is 1m for the lowermost part of the boundary layer (up to 100 m above the ground) Breakthrough for vertical resolution is 10m for the lowermost part of the boundary layer (up to 100 m above the ground) Goal for temporal is 1 min for the lowermost part of the boundary layer (up to 100 m above the ground) | |||||
| 988 | Wind (horizontal) | FT | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring | 0.5 | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 0.5 |
0.1 m.s-1 0.3 m.s-1 0.5 m.s-1 0.5 |
15 km 100 km 1000 km 0.5 |
0.01 km 0.1 km 1.5 km 0.5 |
60 min 6 h 12 h 0.5 |
6 h 18 h 2 d 0.5 |
Global | firm | 2023-04-27 | GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) | Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma. | ||||||
| 989 | Wind (horizontal) | UTLS | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring | 0.5 | 1 m.s-1 3 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 0.5 |
0.1 m.s-1 0.3 m.s-1 0.5 m.s-1 0.5 |
15 km 100 km 500 km 0.5 |
0.025 km 0.1 km 0.5 km 0.5 |
60 min 6 h 12 h 0.5 |
6 h 18 h 2 d 0.5 |
Global | firm | 2023-04-27 | GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) | Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma. | ||||||
| 1017 | Wind (horizontal) | MUS M |
2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring | 0.5 | 1 m.s-1 5 m.s-1 10 m.s-1 0.5 |
0.1 m.s-1 0.5 m.s-1 1 m.s-1 0.5 |
50 km 100 km 3000 km 0.5 |
1 km 2 km 3 km 0.5 |
60 min 6 h 24 h 0.5 |
6 h 18 h 2 d 0.5 |
Global | firm | 2023-05-05 | GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) | Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma |