meridional wind stress from HELLERMAN: Hellerman and Rosenstein Global Wind Stress Climatology.
Independent Variables (Grids)
- Time (time)
- grid: /T (months since 01-Jan) periodic (16 Dec - 15 Jan) to (16 Nov - 15 Dec) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (1E) to (1W) by 2.0 N= 180 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (88S) to (88N) by 2.0 N= 89 pts :grid
Other Info
- units
- 1.2 kilogram meter-1 second-2 year-1
References
Hellerman, S., M. Rosenstein. Normal monthly wind stress over the world ocean with error estimates. J. of Phys. Oceanogr. 13, 1983
Last updated: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:27:28 GMT