1.8 CF Standard Names: Magnitude of Surface Downward Stress (magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress)

Record Label : magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress

Record Title : Magnitude of Surface Downward Stress

CF Standard Name : magnitude_of_surface_downward_stress

Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "magnitude_of_X" means magnitude of a vector X. "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward).

Canonical Units : Pa

MIP Variable : Momentum Flux