wind velocity derivations

  1. meridional wind velocity from wind speed and direction

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(u\) zonal wind velocity \(m/s\) zonal_wind_velocity {:}
    \(s\) wind speed \(m/s\) wind_speed {:}
    \(\theta\) wind direction \(deg\) wind_direction {:}

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {vertical}, {latitude,longitude}, {latitude,longitude,vertical}, {time}, {time,vertical}, {time,latitude,longitude}, {time,latitude,longitude,vertical}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[u = s \cos((180 - \theta)\frac{\pi}{180})\]
  2. zonal wind velocity from wind speed and direction

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(v\) meridional wind velocity \(m/s\) meridional_wind_velocity {:}
    \(s\) wind speed \(m/s\) wind_speed {:}
    \(\theta\) wind direction \(deg\) wind_direction {:}

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {vertical}, {latitude,longitude}, {latitude,longitude,vertical}, {time}, {time,vertical}, {time,latitude,longitude}, {time,latitude,longitude,vertical}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[v = s \sin((180 - \theta)\frac{\pi}{180})\]
  3. wind direction from zonal and meridional wind velocity

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(u\) zonal wind velocity \(m/s\) zonal_wind_velocity {:}
    \(v\) meridional wind velocity \(m/s\) meridional_wind_velocity {:}
    \(\theta\) wind direction \(deg\) wind_direction {:}

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {vertical}, {latitude,longitude}, {latitude,longitude,vertical}, {time}, {time,vertical}, {time,latitude,longitude}, {time,latitude,longitude,vertical}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[\theta = 180 - \arctan2(u,v)\frac{180}{\pi}\]
  4. wind speed from zonal and meridional wind velocity

    symbol description unit variable name
    \(u\) zonal wind velocity \(m/s\) zonal_wind_velocity {:}
    \(v\) meridional wind velocity \(m/s\) meridional_wind_velocity {:}
    \(s\) wind speed \(m/s\) wind_speed {:}

    The pattern : for the dimensions can represent {vertical}, {latitude,longitude}, {latitude,longitude,vertical}, {time}, {time,vertical}, {time,latitude,longitude}, {time,latitude,longitude,vertical}, or no dimensions at all.

    \[s = \sqrt{u^2 + v^2}\]