BackForward Variable: Sea surface wind stress

Definition
Full name Sea surface wind stress
Definition The shear force per unit area exerted by wind blowing over the sea surface. 
Measuring Units Uncertainty Units Pa
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units Pa (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: Existing literature may refer to the same quantity as either 'wind stress' or 'ocean wind stress'.
Last modified: 2026-01-08
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Sub-domain: Ocean
      • Variable: Sea surface wind stress
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Sea surface
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Sea surface wind stress  (2)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
844 Sea surface wind stress Sea surface 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.01 Pa
4 Pa 		10 km
100 km 		60 min
30 d 		Global reasonable 2019-10-15 GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level.
1042 Sea surface wind stress Sea surface 3.3 Oceanic Climate Monitoring and Services 0.5 0.004 Pa
0.02 Pa 		10 km
100 km 		60 min
24 h 		7 d
30 d 		Global reasonable 2023-09-29 GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245) This variable is called Ocean Surface Stress in GCOS IP