Requirement #1042 

Values

For variable: Wind stress

In application: 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.5

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 0.004 Pa 0.02 Pa
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 10 km 100 km
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 60 min 24 h
Timeliness 7 d 30 d

 

Validated: 9/29/23 Source: GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245)
General Comment: This variable is called Ocean Surface Stress in GCOS IP Confidence: reasonable
Def: :Not firm, but based on a strong heritage of experiments with similar data
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Subdomain: Ocean
      • Variable: Wind stress
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • Sea surface
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global