ional object. </span>

<span class="sd">    Args:</span>
<span class="sd">      name: (str) name of Object</span>
<span class="sd">      direction: (str) name of direction in which object points</span>
<span class="sd">      long_name: (str) longer description (e.g. for display or in Netcdf)</span>
<span class="sd">      associative: (Directional or Associative) object that this new object is equivalent to, or its Associative</span>

<span class="sd">    Returns:</span>
<span class="sd">      Directional ob