Dear Heiko > sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_x_velocity > sea_surface_wave_stokes_drift_y_velocity > > units: m/s > > description: > A velocity is a vector quantity. "x" indicates a vector component > along the grid x-axis, positive with increasing x. The Stokes drift > velocity is the average velocity when following a specific fluid > parcel as it travels with the fluid flow. For instance, a particle > floating at the free surface of water waves, experiences a net > Stokes drift velocity in the direction of wave propagation.
That seems fine to me (not being an expert on sea surface waves). Cheers Jonathan _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata
