product_of_eastward_sea_ice_velocity_and_surface_snow_thickness m2 s-1 [SQMS] The product of the eastward sea ice velocity component and the grid-cell mean (effective) snow-on-sea-ice thickness, i.e. the advective volume flux of snow per unit width.
The phrase "product_of_X_and_Y" means X*Y.
"Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward).
"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. A velocity is a vector quantity. Sea ice velocity is defined as a two-dimensional vector, with no vertical component.
"Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer.
Change Date: 3 Nov 2026, 12:06 p.m.
product_of_eastward_sea_ice_velocity_and_surface_snow_thickness m2 s-1 [SQMS] The product of the eastward sea ice velocity component and the grid-cell mean (effective) snow-on-sea-ice thickness, i.e. the advective volume flux of snow per unit width.
The phrase "product_of_X_and_Y" means X*Y.
"Eastward" indicates a vector component which is positive when directed eastward (negative westward).
"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. A velocity is a vector quantity. Sea ice velocity is defined as a two-dimensional vector, with no vertical component.
Surface snow refers to the snow on the solid ground or on surface ice cover, but excludes, for example, falling snowflakes and snow on plants. The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. "Thickness" means the vertical extent of a layer.