diff --git a/pyart/aux_io/odim_h5.py b/pyart/aux_io/odim_h5.py
index 793cec6511..0330e90804 100644
--- a/pyart/aux_io/odim_h5.py
+++ b/pyart/aux_io/odim_h5.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
     'KDP': 'specific_differential_phase',
     'SQI': 'normalized_coherent_power',
     'SNR': 'signal_to_noise_ratio',
-    'VRAD': 'velocity',
+    'VRAD': 'velocity', # radial velocity, marked for deprecation in ODIM HDF5 2.2
+    'VRADH': 'velocity', # radial velocity, horizontal polarisation
+    'VRADV': 'velocity', # radial velocity, vertical polarisation
     'WRAD': 'spectrum_width',
     'QIND': 'quality_index',
 }