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  4. ECV Products and Requirements for Sea Surface Salinity

ECV Products and Requirements for Sea Surface Salinity 

These products and requirements reflect the Implementation Plan 2016 (GCOS-200). GCOS is reviewing and will update the requirements until 2022. More information on: gcos.wmo.int.

 

PRODUCT DEFINITION FREQ. RESOLUTION REQUIRED MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY STABILITY STANDARDS/ REFERENCES
SEA SURFACE SALINITY Salinity of seawater,at or near the surface - Salinity is unitless, and is expressed with the suffix psu (practical salinity unit, PSS-78). Hourly to monthly 1-100 km 0.01 psu 0.001 psu See EOV Specification Sheet at www.goosocean.org/eov

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