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Name Sea Surface Temperature
Note Temperature of the sea water at surface. The “bulk” temperature refers to the depth of typically 2 m, the “skin” temperature refers to within the upper 1 mm. Requirements copied from OSCAR (#292 Global NWP).
Dissemination NRT Service
Quality Control Procedure Automatic
Group Ocean
Status -
Uncertainty
1 K
0.5 K
0.3 K
Update Frequency
5 days
24 h
3 h
Timeliness
5 days
24 h
3 h
Scale
Horizontal resolution
250 km
15 km
5 km
Vertical resolution
Essential variables

Ocean - Physical - Sea surface temperature
State Draft
Created on Feb. 27, 2018, 4:26 p.m.
Last updated on Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.

Products

Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
Monthly Sea Ice Maps - Cover Anomaly Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy March 14, 2018, 6:07 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.
Monthly Sea Ice Maps - Cover Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy March 14, 2018, 6:07 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.
Average Surface Air Temperature Monthly Maps Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy Feb. 27, 2018, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.
Monthly climate bulletin Firm Product generation Essential Availability, Coverage, Data policy Oct. 30, 2019, 5:29 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.

Data

Data Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) system Fully March 14, 2018, 6:26 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.
WMO WWW Fully April 11, 2019, 4:55 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.
ERA5 Fully Oct. 31, 2019, 3:55 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 12:34 p.m.