ecCodes definition
| Name: | Skin temperature | Abbreviation: | skt | Unit: | K | paramId: | 235 |
TIGGE details
| Definition | Temperature of the surface at radiative equilibrium. It forms the interface between soil and atmosphere. |
| Validity | Instantaneous |
| Comment | The parameter Skin Temperature is identical to the parameter Sea Surface Temperature over sea points. |
WMO GRIB2 definition
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Discipline | 0 | Meteorological products |
| Parameter Category | 0 | Temperature |
| Parameter Number | 17 | Skin temperature |
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 1 | Ground or water surface |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | Missing |
| 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 |