The sea surface skin temperature (SSTskin), or ocean skin temperature, is the temperature of the sea surface as determined through its infrared spectrum (3.7–12 μm) and represents the temperature of the sublayer of water at a depth of 10–20 μm.[1] High-resolution data of skin temperature gained by satellites in passive infrared measurements is a crucial constituent in determining the sea surface temperature (SST).
Since the skin layer is in radiative equilibrium with the atmosphere and the sun, its temperature underlies a daily cycle. Even small changes in the skin temperature can lead to large changes in atmospheric circulation. This makes skin temperature a widely used quantity in weather forecasting and climate science.
Seasurfacetemperature (SST, also ocean surfacetemperature) is the temperature of ocean water close to the surface. The exact meaning of surface varies...
Satellite temperature measurements are inferences of the temperature of the atmosphere at various altitudes as well as sea and land surfacetemperatures obtained...
Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surfacetemperature and wind speed—to keep consistency among measurements around the...
either across respiratory surfaces or across the skin in those animals possessing sweat glands, helps in cooling body temperature to within the organism's...
surfaces that are only a few degrees cooler than the air. A high relative humidity implies that the dew point is close to the current air temperature...
and remote sensing of the seasurfacetemperature shows ubiquitous anomalies between the seasurfaceskin and bulk temperature. Even so, the differences...
surrounding temperature is higher than the skintemperature, anything that prevents adequate evaporation will cause the internal body temperature to rise...
heat fast if the gas temperature is too low or too high, both via the skin and breathing, and therefore the tolerable temperature range is smaller than...
species Effects of climate change on the sea: an increase in seasurfacetemperature as well as ocean temperatures at greater depths, more frequent marine...
the family Glaucidae. These sea slugs live in the pelagic zone (open ocean), where they float upside-down by using the surface tension of the water to stay...
turn, impact ocean currents. Over the last century, reconstructed seasurfacetemperature data reveal that western boundary currents are heating at double...
where atmospheric temperature inversion occurs every winter. Elsewhere, the atmosphere on Earth is at its warmest near the surface and it becomes cooler...
slopes. Conditions within the deep sea are a combination of low temperatures, darkness, and high pressure. The deep sea is considered the least explored...
internal body temperature, high humidity impairs heat exchange efficiency by reducing the rate of moisture evaporation from skinsurfaces. This effect...
wounds and via the application of medicinal lotions and sprays to surface of skin and mucous membranes. Surfactants enhance remediation via soil washing...
manufacturing and supplying of Dead Sea salts as raw materials for body and skin care products. Since 1930, when its surface was 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) and its...
Mexico in recent decades coincide with the variations in Pacific sea-surfacetemperatures associated with El Niño. The economic and social and environmental...
water evaporation on the skin takes a large amount of energy from the environment including the skin, reducing the skintemperature. Water's highly energetic...
the surface by reflecting much of it before it gets to the surface. Unusual clear periods can lead to increased sea-ice melt or higher temperatures (NSIDC...
swimming and are not popular for recreational scuba. Dive skins are used when diving in water temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F). They are made from spandex or...
dives. Most species of sea snakes are able to respire through the top of their skin. This is unusual for reptiles, because their skin is thick and scaly,...
urchin. This is because it is covered with a thin layer of muscle and skin; sea urchins also do not need to molt the way invertebrates with true exoskeletons...
atmospheric pressure is sufficiently low that water boils at the normal temperature of the human body. Exposure to pressure below this limit results in a...
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