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U-velocity
| Name: | u_velocity | Abbreviation: | u | Unit: | m s-1 |
| Definition | Zonal (Eastward) wind with a vertical coordinate on a pressure level. |
| Validity | Instantaneous |
| Comment | Archived once a day at 00Z |
| Parameter |
|---|
| Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | = 2 | Momentum |
| Parameter Number | = 2
| u-component of wind |
| Level |
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| 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
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| Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| GRIB 2 | | Discipline | = 0 | | | | Parameter Category | = 2 | | | | Parameter Number | = 2 | | | | Type of first fixed surface | = 100 | Type of second fixed surface | = All 1's | | Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | Scale factor of second fixed surface | = All 1's | | Scaled value of first fixed surface | = value in Pa | Scaled value of second fixed surface | = All 1's |
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| GRIB 2 and C-code for: Perturbed forecast Control forecast Perturbed re-forecast and Control re-forecast |