Record Label : surface_downward_eastward_stress
Record Title : Surface Downward Eastward Stress
CF Standard Name : surface_downward_eastward_stress
Record Description : The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). "Downward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed downward (negative upward). "Downward eastward" indicates the ZX component of a tensor. A downward eastward stress is a downward flux of eastward momentum, which accelerates the lower medium eastward and the upper medium westward. The surface downward stress is the windstress on the surface.
Canonical Units : Pa
MIP Variable : Surface Downward Eastward Wind Stress