STASH code for skin temperature

[alejandrobodas]

Is there a diagnostic for skin temperature? I searched with the 'stash' command line tool and couldn't find one. Thanks!

[richardgilham]

Surface temperature do the job for you? If not, Section 3 might do you something

The STASH browser might help your search (ping me for a Met Office only link; non-Met Office people, it's easy enough to set up yourself)

[Adrian Lock (Adrian-Lock)]

Or stash 3316, surface temp on tiles, if you want more detail over land (rather than just grid-box average).

[alejandrobodas]

Thanks Adrian and Richard. I want the grid-box average. My doubt is whether stash 24 is the temperature of the lower layer of the atmosphere or the temperature of the surface (land & ocean). I'm interested in the latter.

[Adrian Lock (Adrian-Lock)]

Stash 24 is as it says on the tin, so surface temperature, ie the temperature of the surface itself. We ought to start a campaign to stress that temperature of the air near the surface (aka screen level or 1.5m or 2m) should never be called the surface temperature!

[alejandrobodas]

Perfect, thanks!