id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
703	Added standard_name to eastward/northward velocity components	arango	arango	"Added the '''standard_name''' attribute to the eastward and northward, rotated, velocity components at RHO-point. Recall that these components can be computed only at the interior RHO-points and set to zero at the boundaries.

{{{
        float ubar_eastward(ocean_time, eta_rho, xi_rho) ;
                ubar_eastward:long_name = ""eastward vertically integrated momentum component at RHO-points"" ;
                ubar_eastward:units = ""meter second-1"" ;
                ubar_eastward:time = ""ocean_time"" ;
                ubar_eastward:standard_name = ""barotropic_eastward_sea_water_velocity"" ;
                ubar_eastward:grid = ""grid"" ;
                ubar_eastward:location = ""face"" ;
                ubar_eastward:coordinates = ""lon_rho lat_rho ocean_time"" ;
                ubar_eastward:field = ""ubar_eastward, scalar, series"" ;
                ubar_eastward:_FillValue = 1.e+37f ;

        float vbar_northward(ocean_time, eta_rho, xi_rho) ;
                vbar_northward:long_name = ""northward vertically integrated momentum component at RHO-points"" ;
                vbar_northward:units = ""meter second-1"" ;
                vbar_northward:time = ""ocean_time"" ;
                vbar_northward:standard_name = ""barotropic_northward_sea_water_velocity"" ;
                vbar_northward:grid = ""grid"" ;
                vbar_northward:location = ""face"" ;
                vbar_northward:coordinates = ""lon_rho lat_rho ocean_time"" ;
                vbar_northward:field = ""vbar_northward, scalar, series"" ;
                vbar_northward:_FillValue = 1.e+37f ;

        float u_eastward(ocean_time, s_rho, eta_rho, xi_rho) ;
                u_eastward:long_name = ""eastward momentum component at RHO-points"" ;
                u_eastward:units = ""meter second-1"" ;
                u_eastward:time = ""ocean_time"" ;
                u_eastward:standard_name = ""eastward_sea_water_velocity"" ;
                u_eastward:grid = ""grid"" ;
                u_eastward:location = ""face"" ;
                u_eastward:coordinates = ""lon_rho lat_rho s_rho ocean_time"" ;
                u_eastward:field = ""u_eastward, scalar, series"" ;
                u_eastward:_FillValue = 1.e+37f ;

        float v_northward(ocean_time, s_rho, eta_rho, xi_rho) ;
                v_northward:long_name = ""northward momentum component at RHO-points"" ;
                v_northward:units = ""meter second-1"" ;
                v_northward:time = ""ocean_time"" ;
                v_northward:standard_name = ""northward_sea_water_velocity"" ;
                v_northward:grid = ""grid"" ;
                v_northward:location = ""face"" ;
                v_northward:coordinates = ""lon_rho lat_rho s_rho ocean_time"" ;
                v_northward:field = ""v_northward, scalar, series"" ;
                v_northward:_FillValue = 1.e+37f ;

        float w(ocean_time, s_w, eta_rho, xi_rho) ;
                w:long_name = ""vertical momentum component"" ;
                w:units = ""meter second-1"" ;
                w:time = ""ocean_time"" ;
                w:standard_name = ""upward_sea_water_velocity"" ;
                w:grid = ""grid"" ;
                w:location = ""face"" ;
                w:coordinates = ""lon_rho lat_rho s_w ocean_time"" ;
                w:field = ""w-velocity, scalar, series"" ;
                w:_FillValue = 1.e+37f ;
}}}
This facilitates the plotting vectors with third-party software like '''ncWMS''', '''NcML,''' etc. Many thanks to Rich Signell and [https://www.myroms.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4229 Francisco López] for bringing this to my attention. 
 "	upgrade	closed	major	Release ROMS/TOMS 3.7	Nonlinear	3.7	Done