Surface skin temperature
Measurement Categories: Radiometric, Surface Properties
Description: The radiative surface skin temperature, from an IR thermometer measuring the narrowband radiating temperature of the ground surface in its field of view.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- Field Campaign Instruments
- Airborne Research Australia Dimona Aircraft Laser Altimeter and Fluxes (ARA-DIMONA)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- JAMSTEC Research Vessel Mirai (MIRAI)
- Shipboard Oceanographic and Atmospheric Radiation (SOAR)
Datastreams including the measurement
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Darwin, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfmansfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Manus, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfnausfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), Nauru, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfce - ECMWF: near-surface and surface variables (extra), entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- (IRT) Infrared Thermometer Datastreams
- (MFRIRT) Multifilter Radiometer and Infrared Thermometer Datastreams
- mfrirt25m - Infrared Thermometer (MFRIRT): upwelling radiance, instantaneous 20-sec at 25-meter height
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic surface, params, stations
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- (NOAACRN) NOAA Climate Reference Network Datastreams
- 60noaacrn - NOAA Climate Reference Network data-precipitation and temperature
