1.8 CF Standard Names: Sea Surface Temperature (sea_surface_temperature)

Record Label : sea_surface_temperature

Record Title : Sea Surface Temperature

CF Standard Name : sea_surface_temperature

Record Description : Sea surface temperature is usually abbreviated as "SST". It is the temperature of sea water near the surface (including the part under sea-ice, if any). More specific terms, namely sea_surface_skin_temperature, sea_surface_subskin_temperature, and surface_temperature are available for the skin, subskin, and interface temperature. respectively. For the temperature of sea water at a particular depth or layer, a data variable of sea_water_temperature with a vertical coordinate axis should be used.

Canonical Units : K

MIP Variable :