cf_standard_names record: 3ba66711-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 (v1.2.1)

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CF Standard Names (copied into data request to facilitate validation, particularly validation of consistency of definition in the CF standard with usage in the data request).



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canonical_unitsm2
description"X_area" means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. The extent of an individual grid cell is defined by the horizontal coordinates and any associated coordinate bounds or by a string valued auxiliary coordinate variable with a standard name of "region". A "floating ice shelf", sometimes called a "floating ice sheet", indicates where an ice sheet extending from a land area flows over sea water.
namefloating_ice_shelf_area
uid3ba66711-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654

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