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What are the values (units) for the parameter “Wind Vector” from the PO.DAAC Subsetting Tool (POET)?

April 26, 2017parameter po.daac poet subsetting Tool units values

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What are the values (units) for the parameter “Wind Vector” from the PO.DAAC Subsetting Tool (POET)?

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Wind Vectors are provided in m/s. If you are looking at plots, the color is the magnitude of the wind in m/s. The wind direction is shown as a constant-length line. If you are looking at ASCII output, the wind is given separately in u (zonal) and v (meridional) components.