Concept
Integral wrt time of surface downward eastward stress
URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/standard_name/integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_eastward_stress/ | ||
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Within Vocab | Climate and Forecast Standard Names | ||
Definition | The phrase "integral_wrt_X_of_Y" means int Y dX. The data variable should have an axis for X specifying the limits of the integral as bounds. The abbreviation "wrt" means "with respect to". The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Surface stress" means the shear stress (force per unit area) exerted by the wind at the surface. A downward stress is a downward flux of momentum. Over large bodies of water, wind stress can drive near-surface currents. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). "Downward eastward" indicates the ZX component of a tensor. A downward eastward stress is a downward flux of eastward momentum, which accelerates the lower medium eastward and the upper medium westward. | ||
Date | None | ||
Note | accepted | ||
modified | 2021-01-18 16:23:44.0 | ||
Exact Match | http://mmisw.org/ont/cf/parameter/integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_eastward_stress | ||
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/standard_name/integral_wrt_time_of_surface_downward_eastward_stress/ | |||
P07 Climate and Forecast Standard Names - (2) | |||
Related | P06:PASS |
Pascal seconds |
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