Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere John Wilkin jwilkin rutgers edu IMCS Building Room 214C 732 932 6555 ext 251 Sea Surface Temperature May 17 19 2006 2007 Mar 18 25 Surface currents from Maximum CrossCorrelation analysis of AVHRR and ocean color image pairs 7 day composite MCC black vectors Altimetry white vectors http www ssec wisc edu data sst html http www ssec wisc edu data sst html http podaac jpl nasa gov DATA PRODUCT SST index html Characteristic temperature of the lower atmosphere Ocean skin temperature Bulk temperature of near surface ocean 3 5 4 1 m 10 12 m Often the relative atmospheric transmission is plotted vs increasing wavelength 3 5 4 1 m 10 12 m Absorption coefficient for pure water as a function of wavelength of the radiation 1 m 2 m http oceanworld tamu edu resources ocng textbook chapter06 chapter06 10 htm Depth range that contributes to 11 m IR Depth range that contributes to 10 GHz microwave radiometer Why is the skin temperature always biased cool a Strong winds b Day time weak winds
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