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

Products

Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
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 Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
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.
SST in-situ matchups Fully Nov. 28, 2023, 9:33 a.m. Aug. 21, 2024, 5:23 p.m.