GRIB-API definition
| Name: | U component of wind | Abbreviation: | u | Unit: | m s-1 | paramId: | 131 |
UERRA details
| Definition | Zonal (eastward) wind component on a pressure level. |
| 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 | 100 | pressure level |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | value in Pa | |
| 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 |