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DefinitionThe water temperature close to the ocean's surface
ValidityDaily meanaveraged
Comment

Computed from instantaneous values at 00, 06, 12 and 18 Z

The exact depth of the ocean layer used to define the seas surface temperature may vary across models and observations. It is usually between 1mm and 20m.

GRIB 2
Parameter
Discipline= 10 Oceanographic products 
Parameter Category= 3  Surface properties
Parameter Number= 0 Water temperature
 
All 1'sScaled value of first All 1's All 's
Level
Type of first fixed surface= 1Ground or water surface
Scale factor of first Type of second fixed surface= All 1'sall bits to 1Missing
Scaled value Scale factor of first fixed surface= All 1'sScale factor all bits to 1Missing
Type of second fixed surface= all bits to 1
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Scale factor of second fixed surface= all bits to 1Missing
Scaled value of second fixed surface= all bits to 1
GRIB 2 and C-code for: Perturbed forecast, Control forecast, perturbed re-forecast and Control re-forecast

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