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Parameter upward_​eastward_​stress_​at_​sea_​ice_​base

Properties

Properties of the parameter upward_​eastward_​stress_​at_​sea_​ice_​base
Name upward_eastward_stress_at_sea_ice_base
Description "Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward). "Upward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed upward (negative downward). "Upward eastward" indicates the ZX component of a tensor. An upward eastward stress is an upward flux of eastward momentum, which accelerates the upper medium eastward and the lower medium westward.
AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) not specified
GRIB code not specified

Source

The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.


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