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 |
