surface_radiative_temperature K The radiative temperature, also called skin temperature, is the temperature of a surface calculated using the Stefan-Boltzmann law from observations of emitted longwave (thermal infrared) radiation.
Change Date: 5 Feb 2026, 1:48 p.m.
surface_radiative_temperature K [UPKA] The radiative temperature, also called skin temperature, is the temperature of a surface calculated using the Stefan-Boltzmann law from observations of emitted longwave (thermal infrared) radiation.
Change Date: 5 Feb 2026, 1:49 p.m.
surface_skin_temperature K [UPKA] The skin temperature, also called radiative temperature, is the temperature of a surface calculated using the Stefan-Boltzmann law from observations of emitted longwave (thermal infrared) radiation.
Change Date: 16 Feb 2026, 10:05 a.m.
surface_skin_temperature K [UPKA] The skin temperature, also called radiative temperature, is the temperature of a surface calculated using the Stefan-Boltzmann law from observations of emitted longwave (thermal infrared) radiation. The surface called "surface" means the lower boundary of the atmosphere.
Change Date: 25 Feb 2026, 1:22 p.m.
surface_skin_temperature K [UPKA] The skin temperature, also called radiative temperature, is the temperature of a surface calculated as a function of emissivity and emitted (longwave) radiation using the Stefan-Boltzmann law for a gray-body. Reference: Jin et al., 1997 (https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010%3C1505:ACOCBS%3E2.0.CO;2). The surface called "surface" means the emitting surface (the soil, snow/ice, and/or vegetation canopy).