wind velocity derivations
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.
\[u = s \cos((180 - \theta)\frac{\pi}{180})\]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.
\[v = s \sin((180 - \theta)\frac{\pi}{180})\]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.
\[\theta = 180 - \arctan2(u,v)\frac{180}{\pi}\]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.
\[s = \sqrt{u^2 + v^2}\]