COMPARISON OF ANALYZED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WITH OBSERVED DATA (JAN.-FEB. 1966).

Abstract

Six hundred and sixty-six sea surface temperature (SST) measurements acquired aboard the USNS JAMES M. GILLISS (T-AGOR-4) during January - February 1966 were compared to values interpolated from synoptic SST analyses prepared by the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) and the Fleet Numerical Weather Facility (FNWF) and to climatological averages for the same period. Observational area was the western North Atlantic. None of the analyses duplicated the observed distribution to a notable degree, although major trends were indicated correctly in every case. NAVOCEANO's subjectively prepared synoptic analysis was the only one to position and scale strong gradients, or fronts, successfully; this analysis also had the least absolute error and standard deviation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0806666

Entities

People

  • Mitchell K. Shank Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Isotherms
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Standards
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Oceanography.