ecCodes definition
Name: | 10 metre U wind component | Abbreviation: | 10u | Unit: | m s-1 | paramId: | 165 |
Other details
Definition | Zonal (eastward) wind component in 10m height |
Validity | instantaneous |
Comment |
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WMO GRIB2 definition
Parameter |
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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 | 103 | specified height level above ground (m) |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 |
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Scaled value of first fixed surface | 10 |
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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 |