Hi,
more than two years ago I asked for standard-names for stokes drift and
I got acceptance for the ones below. Unfortunately, it does not appear
in the current standard-name list, so I'm sending a reminder.
Best regards,
Heiko
On 2013-05-08 12:58, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> 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
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