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U COMPONENT WIND [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

The geostrophic wind approximations are broken into its two horizontal components. The "U" component represents the east-west component of the wind while the "V" component represents the north-south component. The two formulas for the U and V component of wind are as follows ... The minus sign in front of the U component answer indicates an easterly component to the wind, or in other words, a wind that blows from east to west. A positive U component would mean that the wind is blowing from west to east.

Key term(s)
  • U-component of wind
  • U-component

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
CONT

Composante U (méridienne) du vent à 10 mètres (positive à l'est). Unité : m/s-1.

Spanish

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