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UVMET does not correctly rotate winds to Earth coordinates for the rotated pole projection
For the rotated pole, the uvmet product does not perform any wind rotation. This behavior is correct for the standard lat/lon projection, but not when the pole is rotated. This is also broken in NCL and has been for years.
As a workaround, users should use the COSALPHA and SINALPHA variables and perform the rotation manually using:
u_earth = u * COSALPHA - v * SINALPHA v_earth = v * COSALPHA + u * SINALPHA