Comparison of Satellite-Retrieved Sea-Surface Temperature with Drifter- and Ship-Borne Measurements

Abstract

In the context of rapid assessment of environmental parameters, satellite measured sea-surface temperatures (SST) are of great value. SST is highly correlated with sound speed, knowledge of which can contribute to sonar performance prediction. The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRR), which have been flying in the NOAA series of polar-orbiting weather satellites have provided such data since 1978. With two satellites in orbit, the swath of about 3000 km yields global coverage four times a day, even of regions which are inaccessible. The AVHRR maps large areas quasi synoptically with high resolution (up to 1 km), and the data are available nearly in real-time, e.g. onboard ship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
AD1114003

Entities

People

  • E. Nacini
  • H. H. Essen
  • P. M. Poulain

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Adriatic Sea
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Birds
  • Data Sets
  • High Resolution
  • Ionian Sea
  • Measurement
  • Nato
  • Oceans
  • Regression Analysis
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Tyrrhenian Sea

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites