1.8 CF Standard Names: Grounded Ice Sheet Area (grounded_ice_sheet_area)

Record Label : grounded_ice_sheet_area

Record Title : Grounded Ice Sheet Area

CF Standard Name : grounded_ice_sheet_area

Record Description : "X_area" means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. The extent of an individual grid cell is defined by the horizontal coordinates and any associated coordinate bounds or by a string valued auxiliary coordinate variable with a standard name of "region". "Grounded ice sheet" indicates where the ice sheet rests over bedrock and is thus grounded. It excludes ice-caps, glaciers and floating ice shelves.

Canonical Units : m2

MIP Variable : Area Covered by Grounded Ice Sheet