BackForward Variable: Wind (vertical)

Definition
Full name Wind (vertical)
Definition 3D field of the vertical component of the 3D wind vector
Measuring Units cm.s-1 Uncertainty Units cm.s-1
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units km
Stability Units cm.s-1 (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified:
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Atmosphere
    • Sub-domain: Basic atmospheric
      • Variable: Wind (vertical)
        • Measured in Layers:
          • MUS
          • UTLS
          • FT
          • PBL
          • M
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Wind (vertical)  (14)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
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
314 Wind (vertical) MUS
M
2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 1 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
15 km
200 km
500 km
0.5 km
2 km
3 km
60 min
6 h
12 h
6 min
30 min
6 h
Global tentative 2009-02-10 John Eyre
315 Wind (vertical) FT 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 1 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
15 km
200 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)
316 Wind (vertical) UTLS 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 1 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
15 km
200 km
500 km
0.5 km
2 km
3 km
60 min
6 h
12 h
6 min
30 min
6 h
Global tentative 2009-02-10 John Eyre
317 Wind (vertical) PBL 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring 1 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
15 km
200 km
500 km
0.5 km
2 km
3 km
60 min
6 h
12 h
6 min
30 min
6 h
Global tentative 2009-02-10 John Eyre
386 Wind (vertical) FT 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction 1 cm.s-1
2 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 km
10 km
20 km
0.5 km
0.65 km
1 km
15 min
60 min
12 h
15 min
30 min
2 h
Global speculative 2011-07-29 T Montmerle
387 Wind (vertical) UTLS 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction 1 cm.s-1
2 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
10 km
25 km
100 km
2 km
3 km
5 km
30 min
60 min
12 h
15 min
30 min
2 h
Global speculative 2011-07-29 T Montmerle
388 Wind (vertical) PBL 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction 1 cm.s-1
2 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
0.5 km
2 km
10 km
0.1 km
0.25 km
0.5 km
15 min
60 min
12 h
15 min
30 min
2 h
Global tentative 2011-07-29 T Montmerle
454 Wind (vertical) PBL 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting 1 cm.s-1
2 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 km
15 km
20 km
0.2 km
0.5 km
1 km
5 min
30 min
3 h
5 min
10 min
30 min
Global reasonable 2013-04-08 P. Ambrosetti
733 Wind (vertical) UTLS
FT
PBL
2.8 Aeronautical Meteorology 1 cm.s-1
1.7 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
5 km
17.1 km
200 km
0.5 km
0.8 km
2 km
15 min
25 min
60 min
5 min
8 min
30 min
Global firm 2014-03-27 J van der Meulen
992 Wind (vertical) PBL 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.5 cm.s-1
1 cm.s-1
1.5 cm.s-1
0.5
0.05 cm.s-1
0.1 cm.s-1
0.15 cm.s-1
0.5
15 km
200 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) Goal for temporal resolution is 1 min for the lowermost part of the boundary layer (up to 100 m above the ground)
993 Wind (vertical) FT 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.5 cm.s-1
1.5 cm.s-1
2.5 cm.s-1
0.5
0.05 cm.s-1
0.15 cm.s-1
0.25 cm.s-1
0.5
15 km
200 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.
994 Wind (vertical) UTLS 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 0.5 cm.s-1
1.5 cm.s-1
2.5 cm.s-1
0.5
0.05 cm.s-1
0.15 cm.s-1
0.25 cm.s-1
0.5
15 km
200 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.
995 Wind (vertical) MUS 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 1 cm.s-1
3 cm.s-1
5 cm.s-1
0.5
0.05 cm.s-1
0.15 cm.s-1
0.25 cm.s-1
0.5
50 km
200 km
3000 km
0.5
0.5 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 2023-04-27 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma.
996 Wind (vertical) M 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.5 2 cm.s-1
6 cm.s-1
10 cm.s-1
0.5
0.1 cm.s-1
0.2 cm.s-1
0.3 cm.s-1
0.5
50 km
200 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 2023-04-27 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) Requirements for uncertainty are specified at 2-sigma.