Hi,
I think it is better if the construction of this new standard name is
similar with the construction of other ones.
Of course we can discuss if we want to change all the existing
from/to_direction standard_names, but it may take a lot more time to
reach an agreement (On my side, I don't really have an opinion on the
subject. from/to_direction may not be the best construction, but I think
it is clear about what it represents)
I hope that, for the moment, this discussion won't prevent the creation
of this new standard_name !
Best regards
Stéphane Tarot
Le 21/06/2017 à 17:57, Karl Taylor a écrit :
Hi all,
I don't like "from_direction" as a construct (I know it's already
accepted for "wind_from_direction" and it is clearly explained in the
notes but wouldn't
"direction_of_wind_vector_tail" or
"wind_vector_tail_direction or
"tail_direction_of_wind_vector"
be more obvious?
(for the "to" direction you could use "head" or "arrow")
for gust, my vote would be
"direction_of_wind_gust_vector_tail"
(Of course, I would also prefer "speed_of_wind_gust" to
"wind_gust_speed" , and others probably don't).
best,
Karl
On 6/21/17 3:10 AM, Stephane TAROT wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I'd like to request the creation of a standard name for the direction
of wind gust (which is linked to the existing wind_speed_of_gust). I
suggest
wind_from_direction_of_gust (degree)
For the definition, a mix of the defintions of wind_from_direction
and wind_speed_of_gust can be used, such as :
"Wind is defined as a two-dimensional (horizontal) air velocity
vector, with no vertical component. (Vertical motion in the
atmosphere has the standard name upward_air_velocity.) In
meteorological reports, the direction of the wind vector is usually
(but not always) given as the direction from which it is blowing
(wind_from_direction) (westerly, northerly, etc.). A gust is a sudden
brief period of high wind speed. In an observed timeseries of wind
speed, the gust wind speed can be indicated by a cell_methods of
maximum for the time-interval."
Best regards
Stéphane Tarot
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