ACCURACY OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANALYSES-PART III.

Sea surface temperatures from an airborne radiation thermometer survey on 21 June 1966 are compared with five sea surface temperature analyses. The charts evaluated were those prepared by Fleet Numerical Weather Facility, Monterey; Fleet Weather Facility, Norfolk; a Naval Oceanographic Office compos...

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Main Author: James, Richard W.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Infrared Detection and Detectors
*SEA WATER
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
THERMOMETERS
AIRBORNE
INFRARED RADIATION
MAPPING
SURFACE PROPERTIES
WEATHER COMMUNICATIONS
MAPS
RELIABILITY
INFRARED DETECTORS
ISOTHERMS
NORTH ATLANTIC
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0804995
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0804995
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Summary:Sea surface temperatures from an airborne radiation thermometer survey on 21 June 1966 are compared with five sea surface temperature analyses. The charts evaluated were those prepared by Fleet Numerical Weather Facility, Monterey; Fleet Weather Facility, Norfolk; a Naval Oceanographic Office composite and historical chart; plus an atlas presentation. Evaluation showed the manually prepared, subjective charts of the Fleet Weather Facility, Norfolk, and the Naval Oceanographic Office to be most reliable as sources of sea surface temperature information. Results agree with the conclusions drawn from similar comparisons made with April and May airborne radiation thermometer data. (Author) See also part 2 dated Aug 66, AD-489 638L.

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