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CF Standard Names (copied into data request to facilitate validation, particularly validation of consistency of definition in the CF standard with usage in the data request).
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| canonical_units | s-2 |
| description | The phrase "square_of_X" means X*X. Frequency is the number of oscillations of a wave per unit time. Brunt-Vaisala frequency is also sometimes called "buoyancy frequency" and is a measure of the vertical stratification of the medium. |
| name | square_of_brunt_vaisala_frequency_in_sea_water |
| uid | 3ba8dab1-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 |