1.8 CF Standard Names: Land Ice Basal Upward Velocity (land_ice_basal_upward_velocity)

Record Label : land_ice_basal_upward_velocity

Record Title : Land Ice Basal Upward Velocity

CF Standard Name : land_ice_basal_upward_velocity

Record Description : "Land ice" means glaciers, ice-caps and ice-sheets resting on bedrock and also includes ice-shelves. A velocity is a vector quantity. "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward).

Canonical Units : m s-1

MIP Variable : Upward Component of Land-Ice Basal Velocity