https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/sciencekeywords/cd5a4729-ea4a-4ce1-8f5a-ec6a76d31055 2019-08-28 SEA SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE Date=2019-08-28 User Id=sritz Entity=BroaderRelation Operation=INSERT User Note=Insert Concept System Note=add broader relation New Value=SEA SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE [cd5a4729-ea4a-4ce1-8f5a-ec6a76d31055,369087] - SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE [bd24a9a9-7d52-4c29-b2a0-6cefd216ae78,83965] The sea surface skin temperature is the temperature measured by an infrared radiometer typically operating at wavelengths in the range 3.7 - 12 micrometers. It represents the temperature within the conductive diffusion-dominated sub-layer at a depth of approximately 10 - 20 micrometers below the air-sea interface. Measurements of this quantity are subject to a large potential diurnal cycle including cool skin layer effects (especially at night under clear skies and low wind speed conditions) and warm layer effects in the daytime.