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Medspiration – System Requirements Document - Data User Element

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<strong>Medspiration</strong> MED-SOC-RS-001_1<br />

<strong>System</strong> <strong>Requirements</strong> <strong>Document</strong> Issue F<br />

Page Table, fig. Reference ID Text from reference documents<br />

SR entry<br />

containing satellite and in situ observations.<br />

3 sow-012 A quantitative confidence value is derived that is then used to assign statistical bias and rms. error estimate to each<br />

NASR<br />

measurement.<br />

3 sow-013 The outputs of this process are L2 pre-processed (L2P) products for each data file ingested by the processor. NASR<br />

3 sow-014 Operational ocean modelling users that have requested [AP-2] this type of SST data product may access L2P data<br />

NASR<br />

products directly in real time.<br />

3 sow-015 However, the majority of SST data users request [AP-2] complete SST fields, free of gaps caused by clouds, rain or lack of<br />

NASR<br />

data coverage, at regular intervals of between 6 and 24 hours.<br />

3 sow-016 Some require an estimate of the sub-surface SST field that cannot be directly measured using current satellite techniques NASR<br />

3 sow-017 whereas others require an estimate of the surface skin temperature that is in direct contact with the overlying atmosphere<br />

NASR<br />

and subject to considerable diurnal variability.<br />

3 sow-018 To address these needs, L2P data are used in an optimal interpolation scheme that is designed to NASR<br />

3 sow-019 (a) account for differences in spatial and temporal sampling characteristics of each data stream, NASR<br />

3 sow-020 (b) account for gaps in coverage due to the presence of cloud, rain or lack of data, NASR<br />

3 sow-021 (c) pre-condition data to account for SST diurnal variability and sensor bias, NASR<br />

3 soo-022 (d) retrieve an estimate of the subsurface temperature field (referred to as the foundation temperature, SSTfnd2). NASR<br />

3 sow-023 In addition, a measure of diurnal variability within the data product time domain will be derived to accompany the SSTfnd<br />

NASR<br />

estimate<br />

3 sow-024 and an estimate of the skin temperature of the ocean (SSTskin) will be retrieved based on parameterisations. NASR<br />

4 sow-025 L2P and SSTfnd SST products have been designed to satisfy the requirements of operational ocean forecast and<br />

NASR<br />

prediction systems.<br />

4 1.2 Objectives of the <strong>Medspiration</strong> project<br />

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