diff --git a/Metadata-standard-names.md b/Metadata-standard-names.md
index ff4c230..688d804 100644
--- a/Metadata-standard-names.md
+++ b/Metadata-standard-names.md
@@ -1799,9 +1799,15 @@ Variables related to the compute environment
     * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = cm
 * `surface_roughness_length_over_water`: Surface roughness length over water
     * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = cm
-* `surface_skin_temperature`: Surface skin temperature
+* `skin_temperature_at_surface`: Skin temperature at surface
     * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = K
-* `surface_skin_temperature_over_land`: Surface skin temperature over land
+* `skin_temperature_at_surface_over_ice`: Skin temperature at surface over (or where) ice
+    * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = K
+* `skin_temperature_at_surface_over_land`: Skin temperature at surface over (or where) land
+    * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = K
+* `skin_temperature_at_surface_over_ocean`: Skin temperature at surface over (or where) ocean
+    * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = K
+* `skin_temperature_at_surface_over_snow`: Skin temperature at surface over (or where) snow
     * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = K
 * `surface_snow_area_fraction_over_ice`: Surface snow area fraction over ice
     * `real(kind=kind_phys)`: units = fraction
diff --git a/standard_names.xml b/standard_names.xml
index 79f73dc..053c677 100644
--- a/standard_names.xml
+++ b/standard_names.xml
@@ -2826,10 +2826,24 @@
       <standard_name name="surface_roughness_length_over_water">
          <type kind="kind_phys" units="cm">real</type>
       </standard_name>
-      <standard_name name="surface_skin_temperature">
+      <standard_name name="skin_temperature_at_surface"
+                     long_name="Skin temperature at surface">
          <type kind="kind_phys" units="K">real</type>
       </standard_name>
-      <standard_name name="surface_skin_temperature_over_land">
+      <standard_name name="skin_temperature_at_surface_over_ice"
+                     long_name="Skin temperature at surface over (or where) ice">
+         <type kind="kind_phys" units="K">real</type>
+      </standard_name>
+      <standard_name name="skin_temperature_at_surface_over_land"
+                     long_name="Skin temperature at surface over (or where) land">
+         <type kind="kind_phys" units="K">real</type>
+      </standard_name>
+      <standard_name name="skin_temperature_at_surface_over_ocean"
+                     long_name="Skin temperature at surface over (or where) ocean">
+         <type kind="kind_phys" units="K">real</type>
+      </standard_name>
+      <standard_name name="skin_temperature_at_surface_over_snow"
+                     long_name="Skin temperature at surface over (or where) snow">
          <type kind="kind_phys" units="K">real</type>
       </standard_name>
       <standard_name name="surface_snow_area_fraction_over_ice">