ACCURACY OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANALYSES-PART III.

Abstract

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)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0804995

Entities

People

  • Richard W. James

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Airborne
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Composite Materials
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermometers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers