This page shows some basic features of the region:
Animation of Sea Surface Height from 1/12 deg. North Atlantic MICOM outputs (five years). Format: QuickTime. Size: 56.5 MBEtop05 Bathymetry | Monthly Mean Depth of the 20ùC Isotherm | Monthly Mean Depth of the 26ùC Isotherm |
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SST from AVHRR: Jun 1st, 2004 | TMI SST: Jun 19-20th, 2004 | Reynolds SST Jun 2nd, 2004 |
Infrared satellite observations are strongly affected by clouds. But the atmosphere is largely transfarent to microwaves (MW). Differences are clear on the graphics above. The map on the left shows a 1-day composite (June 1st, 2004) of sea surface temperatures over the equatorial atlantic region. There are areas where the cloud cover blocks the infrared radiation emitted by the underlying sea surface. This issue is mostly solved in MW imagery, as shows the figure on the center. | ||
XBT Profiles Jan-Jun 2004 | Drifter Buoys May 2004 | CTD&Argo Jan-Jun 2004 |
High Density XBT Lines |
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QuikSCAT June 20th, 2004 | SSM/I Mar 20th, 2004 | Current field & Drifter Paths Jun 20th, 2004 |
Nimbus-7 CZCS Monthly Pigment Climatology | Annual MODIS/Aqua Chlorophyll-a Y2003 | SeaWiFS Chlorophyll-a Monthly Series Y1998 |
Monthly Animation(AVI) |
Monthly animation(AVI) Monthly animation(GIF) |
SeaWiFS AVI Animation |
Sea Height Anomaly Map Jun 20th, 2004 | Lat-Time Diagram from XBT. Std Depth: 500m | Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Jun 21, 2004 |
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