BackForward Variable: Sea-ice velocity

Definition
Full name Sea-ice velocity
Definition Horizontal displacement of sea ice over a defined time interval, specified as a two-element vector quantity: u and v. 
Measuring Units m*s-1 Uncertainty Units m*s-1
Horizontal Res Units m Vertical Res Units
Stability Units m*s-1 (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: Related terms found in the literature are "Sea-ice motion" and "Sea-ice drift".
Last modified: 2026-01-09
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Sub-domain: Sea Ice
      • Variable: Sea-ice velocity
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Sea surface

Requirements defined for Sea-ice velocity  (1)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
848 Sea-ice velocity Sea surface 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 1 m*s-1 5 m 7 d Global reasonable 2019-10-15 GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level.