"Layer temperature" refers to the temperature of a specific layer within a material or atmosphere. It signifies the degree of heat or coldness present in that particular layer. Full definition
In any event, I thought that if I made the ground temperature equal to the bottom atmospheric layer temperature to remove the discrepancy, then I could get closer to that equation. (scienceofdoom.com)
How is it that the AGW enthusiasts attribute such a water vapor contribution to CH4 rather then the mixing of the Tropopause and Stratospheric water vapor in a similar action as to the boundary layer temperature change at the Stratospheric and Mesospheric level? (realclimate.org)
Resolution of this conundrum is to be found in the recognition that the skin layer temperature gradient not only exists as a result of the ocean - atmosphere temperature difference, but also helps to control the ocean - atmosphere heat flux. (realclimate.org)