Dear Jonathan,
It is actually the pixel with the warmest brightness temperature as
measured in a single IR band.
Beyond that, I do not think that one could specifically identify it as
SST, air temperature, etc.
Sincerely,
Gary
On 2/21/2014 11:22 AM, Jonathan Gregory wrote:
> Dear Gary
>
> The warmest temperature of what, I wonder? Does this mean SST or air
> temperature, or some other temperature?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Jonathan
>
>> I would like to propose a new standard name,
>> tropical_cyclone_eye_temperature.
>>
>> Dimensions: Celsius
>>
>> Definition:
>>
>> "tropical_cyclone_eye_temperature" means the warmest temperature
>> value in the eye region of a tropical cyclone
>> (0 - 24 km from the storm center) derived using the Advanced Dvorak
>> Technique, based on satellite observations.
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