| Name: | v _ velocity | Abbreviation: | v | Unit: | m s-1 |
| Definition | Meridional (northward) wind with a vertical coordinate component on a model level. |
| Validity | Instantaneousinstantaneous |
| Comment |
GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | = 0 | meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | = 2 | momentum |
| Parameter Number | = 3 | v-component of wind |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | = 105 | hybrid level |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | = model level number | |
| 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 |