1.8 CF Standard Names: Surface Altitude (surface_altitude)

Record Label : surface_altitude

Record Title : Surface Altitude

CF Standard Name : surface_altitude

Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. Altitude is the (geometric) height above the geoid, which is the reference geopotential surface. The geoid is similar to mean sea level.

Canonical Units : m

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