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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 | m s-1 |
| description | "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). The "Transformed Eulerian Mean" refers to a formulation of the mean equations which incorporates some eddy terms into the definition of the mean, described in Andrews et al (1987): Middle Atmospheric Dynamics. Academic Press. |
| name | northward_transformed_eulerian_mean_air_velocity |
| uid | 3ba80fc9-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 |