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projection_x_coordinate  

Definition

  • 'x' indicates a vector component along the grid x-axis, when this is not true longitude, positive with increasing x. Projection coordinates are distances in the x- and y-directions on a plane onto which the surface of the Earth has been projected according to a map projection. The relationship between the projection coordinates and latitude and longitude is described by the grid_mapping.

Note

  • Mapping to be determined

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/projection_x_coordinate

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