Term: sea_ice_specific_x_force_due_to_internal_forces

Unit: N m-2

Unit ref: UNSM

AMIP:

GRIB:

X-component of force on sea ice caused by internal stress (divergence of sigma).

Term: sea_ice_x_internal_stress

Unit: N m-2

Unit ref: UNSM

AMIP:

GRIB:

Term: sea_ice_x_internal_stress

Unit: N m-2

Unit ref: UNSM

AMIP:

GRIB:

"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 on the sea with the exception of floating ice shelves, which are regarded as land ice in models.

Term: sea_ice_x_internal_stress

Unit: N m-2

Unit ref: UNSM

AMIP:

GRIB:

"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.