ecCodes definition
| Name: | 10 metre U wind component | Abbreviation: | 10u | Unit: | m s-1 | paramId: | 165 |
TIGGE details
| Definition | Zonal (Eastward) wind with a vertical coordinate in a height of 10 m. |
| Validity | Instantaneous |
| Comment |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 2 | Momentum |
| Parameter Number | 2 | U-component of wind |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 103 | Specified height level above ground (m) |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | 10 | 10 meters |
| Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |