1.8 CF Standard Names: Eastward Land Ice Velocity (eastward_land_ice_velocity)

Record Label : eastward_land_ice_velocity

Record Title : Eastward Land Ice Velocity

CF Standard Name : eastward_land_ice_velocity

Record Description : A velocity is a vector quantity. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). Land ice velocity is defined as a two-dimensional vector, with no vertical component. "Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves.

Canonical Units : m s-1