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OAS datatype Detail for TEMPERATURE - SURFACE WATER
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Term: TEMPERATURE - SURFACE WATER
Use instead: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Compare to: WATER TEMPERATURE
Definition: The temperature of the layer of seawater (approximately 0.5 m deep) nearest the atmosphere.
Citation: http://coris.noaa.gov/glossary/glossary_l_z.html#s
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Metadata version: 3
Keydate: 2000-10-18 04:00:00+00
Editdate: 2016-04-12 20:00:57+00