Record Label : sea_ice_x_internal_stress
Record Title : Sea Ice X Internal Stress
CF Standard Name : sea_ice_x_internal_stress
Record Description : "x" indicates a vector component along the grid x-axis, positive with increasing x. Internal ice stress is a measure of the compactness, or strength, of the ice. Internal ice stress usually acts as a resistance to the motion caused by the wind force. Reference: National Snow and Ice Data Center https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/seaice/processes/dynamics.html. "Sea ice" means all ice floating in the sea which has formed from freezing sea water, rather than by other processes such as calving of land ice to form icebergs.
Canonical Units : N m-2
MIP Variable : Internal Stress Term in Force Balance (X-Component)