ecCodes definition
| Name: | Sea surface practical salinity | Abbreviation: | sos | Unit: | psu (numeric) | paramId: | 151219 |
| Description: | Sea surface practical salinity. | ||||||
S2S details
| Validity | Daily averaged |
| Comment | Land points should be set as missing values. Computation of daily average depends on the model (e.g. it can be a direct model output or computed one from instantaneous values at 0, 6, 12 and 18Z etc) |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 10 | oceanographic products |
| Parameter category | 3 | surface properties |
| Parameter number | 3 | practical salinity |
Approved by WMO in April 2019 for the next release November 2019
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 160 | depth below see level |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |