Parameter: dissip_rate

Dataset: 
ADV_field
Parameter: 
No BCO-DMO term
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 no_bcodmo_term
Short Description:
 No BCO-DMO term
Official Name:
 no_bcodmo_term
No Data Value:
Description:
 

An association with a community-wide standard parameter has not yet been made.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
dissip_rate
Supplied Units: 
m^2/s^3
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
dissipation rate of the surface field: E = rmsV^3/depth*0.4 (Sanford 1997 p. 273; 0.4 is von Karman's constant); used V because it is usually the largest rms component.