Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8553-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8553-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Development and technical paper
 | 
02 Dec 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 02 Dec 2024

A revised ocean mixed layer model for better simulating the diurnal variation in ocean skin temperature

Eui-Jong Kang, Byung-Ju Sohn, Sang-Woo Kim, Wonho Kim, Young-Cheol Kwon, Seung-Bum Kim, Hyoung-Wook Chun, and Chao Liu

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8553-2024-supplement

Data sets

Ship-based high resolution sea surface skin temperature from the Marine-Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (M-AERI) deployed between 2013 and 2020 P. J. Minnett et al. https://doi.org/10.17604/bswq-0119

A revised ocean mixed layer model for better simulating the diurnal variation of ocean skin temperature E. J. Kang and B.-J. Sohn https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13239871

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/reanalysis-era5-single-levels?tab=overview

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Short summary
Sea surface temperature (SST) is vital in climate, weather, and ocean sciences because it influences air–sea interactions. Errors in the ECMWF model's scheme for predicting ocean skin temperature prompted a revision of the ocean mixed layer model. Validation against infrared measurements and buoys showed a good correlation with minimal deviations. The revised model accurately simulates SST variations and aligns with solar radiation distributions, showing promise for weather and climate models.
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