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Sea Surface Temperature
Name: | Sea_surface_temperature | Abbreviation: | sst | Unit: | K |
Definition | The water temperature close to the ocean's surface |
Validity | Daily averaged |
Comment | Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18 Z The exact depth of the ocean layer used to define the seas surface temperature may vary across models and observations. It is usually between 1mm and 20m. |
Parameter |
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Discipline | = 10 | Oceanographic products |
Parameter Category | = 3 | Surface properties |
Parameter Number | = 0 | Water temperature
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Level |
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Type of first fixed surface | = 1 | Ground or water surface |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
Scaled value of first fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
Type of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1
| Missing |
Scale factor of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |
Scaled value of second fixed surface | = all bits to 1 | Missing |