1.8 CF Standard Names: Sea Floor Depth Below Reference Ellipsoid (sea_floor_depth_below_reference_ellipsoid)

Record Label : sea_floor_depth_below_reference_ellipsoid

Record Title : Sea Floor Depth Below Reference Ellipsoid

CF Standard Name : sea_floor_depth_below_reference_ellipsoid

Record Description : "Depth_below_X" means the vertical distance below the named surface X. A reference ellipsoid is a regular mathematical figure that approximates the irregular shape of the geoid. A number of reference ellipsoids are defined for use in the field of geodesy. To specify which reference ellipsoid is being used, a grid_mapping variable should be attached to the data variable as described in Chapter 5.6 of the CF Convention.

Canonical Units : m