ecCodes definition
| Name: | Northward sea water velocity | Abbreviation: | ocv | Unit: | m s-1 | paramId: | 151132* |
*ecCodes version >= 2.15.0 needed
**ecCodes 2.16.0 (planned release in Jan 2020) will contain one more fix (scaleFactorOfFirstFixedSurface/scaledValueOfFirstFixedSurface must be 0 not MISSING)
S2S details
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | Land points should be set as missing values. Computation of daily average depends on the model (e.g. it can be a direct model output or computed one from instantaneous values at 0, 6, 12 and 18Z etc) |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 10 | oceanographic products |
| Parameter category | 1 | currents |
| Parameter number | 3 | v-component of current |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 160 | depth below see level |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| 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 |