Parameter sea_surface_skin_temperature
Properties
Name | sea_surface_skin_temperature |
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Description | The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere. The sea surface skin temperature is the temperature measured by an infrared radiometer typically operating at wavelengths in the range 3.7 - 12 micrometers. It represents the temperature within the conductive diffusion-dominated sub-layer at a depth of approximately 10 - 20 micrometers below the air-sea interface. Measurements of this quantity are subject to a large potential diurnal cycle including cool skin layer effects (especially at night under clear skies and low wind speed conditions) and warm layer effects in the daytime. |
AMIP code (Library of AMIP Data Transmission Standards) | not specified |
GRIB code | not specified |
Source
The parameter was taken from the NetCDF CF Metadata Convention.