Vertical Velocity
| Name: | vertical_velocity | Abbreviation: | w | Unit: | Pa s-1 |
| Definition | Vertical (Upward) wind with a vertical coordinate on a pressure level. |
| Validity | Instantaneous |
| Comment | Archived once a day at 00Z |
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | = 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | = 2 | Momentum |
| Parameter Number | = 8 | Vertical velocity (pressure) |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | = 100 | Isobaric surface Pa |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | = 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | = value in Pa | Value of the field in Pascal |
| Type of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |