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UID 521
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 Ready
Created on Nov. 28, 2023, 9:31 a.m.
Last updated on Aug. 21, 2024, 5:23 p.m.

Products

Product UID Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
479 Sea Surface Temperature Firm Calibration and validation Essential TBD Nov. 28, 2023, 9:32 a.m. Aug. 21, 2024, 5:23 p.m.

Data

Data UID Data Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
30 Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) system Fully Nov. 28, 2023, 9:32 a.m. Aug. 21, 2024, 5:23 p.m.
755 SST in-situ matchups Fully Nov. 28, 2023, 9:33 a.m. Aug. 21, 2024, 5:23 p.m.