In the Units column, u indicates the units of the physical quantity before the method is applied.

Table E.1. Cell Methods

cell_method cell_methodsUnitsDescription
pointuThe data values are representative of points in space or time (instantaneous). This is the default method for a quantity that is intensive with respect to the specified dimension.
sumuThe data values are representative of a sum or accumulation over the cell. This is the default method for a quantity that is extensive with respect to the specified dimension.
maximumuMaximum
medianuMedian
mid_rangeuAverage of maximum and minimum
minimumuMinimum
meanuMean (average value)
modeuMode (most common value)
rangeuAbsolute difference between maximum and minimum
standard_deviationuStandard deviation
varianceu2Variance