ecCodes definition
| Name: | V component of wind | Abbreviation: | u | Unit: | m s-1 | paramId: | 132 |
TIGGE details
| Definition | Meridonal (northward) wind with a vertical coordinate on a pressure level. |
| Validity | Instantaneous |
| Comment |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 2 | Momentum |
| Parameter Number | 3 | v-component of wind |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 100 | Isobaric surface Pa |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | value in Pa | Value of the field in Pascal |
| 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 |