ATSR sea surface temperature data in a global analysis with TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry
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- 15 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 23 (8) , 821-824
Abstract
Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) data from the ERS 1 satellite mission are used in a global analysis of the surface temperature of the oceans. The data are the low resolution 0.5° by 0.5° average temperatures and cover about 24 months. At global scales a significant seasonal variability is found. On each of the hemispheres the surface temperatures reach their maximum after summer heating. The seasonal sea level variability, as observed from TOPEX/POSEIDON, reaches its maximum 1.1–1.4 months later.Keywords
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