1.8 CF Standard Names: Northward Land Ice Velocity (northward_land_ice_velocity)

Record Label : northward_land_ice_velocity

Record Title : Northward Land Ice Velocity

CF Standard Name : northward_land_ice_velocity

Record Description : A velocity is a vector quantity. "Northward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed northward (negative southward). 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