radial_sea_water_velocity_toward_instrument
A velocity is a vector quantity. "Radial velocity toward instrument" means the component of the velocity along the line of sight of the instrument where positive implies movement toward the instrument (i.e. inward). The "instrument" (examples are radar and lidar) is the device used to make an observation. A standard name referring to radial velocity "away_from_instrument" should be used for a data variable having the opposite sign convention.There are no aliases for this term
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