Wind_10m_u

Short description

Eastward component of the 10m wind. It is the horizontal speed of air moving towards the east, at a height of ten metres above the surface of the Earth, in metres per second. Care should be taken when comparing this variable with observations, because wind observations vary on small space and time scales and are affected by the local terrain, vegetation and buildings that are represented only on average in the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System. This variable can be combined with the V component of 10m wind to give the speed and direction of the horizontal 10m wind.

Band information

The product contains one single band named "windu10m" expressed in m s-1

More information

• Data Source
• Data Documentation
• Climate Data for Covid-19 research
• Zaitchik, B.F., Sweijd, N., Shumake-Guillemot, J. et al. A framework for research linking weather, climate and COVID-19. Nat Commun 11, 5730 (2020)

Global coverage of Wind u fields

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