Abstract
The impact of vertical temperature gradients in the validation of the sea-surface temperature (SST) derived from the satellite radiometers are discussed. Comparable measurements taken in very low wind speed conditions, right panel, show that the time of best compensation occurs by 10:00 local sun time. The growth of the diurnal thermocline affect the skin effect to give a negative bias to the in situ measurements with respect to the skin temperature. The variability of the near-surface temperature structure in the oceans, obtaining an accurate determination of the uncertainities of the Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) SST retrievals requires high quality measurements of the surface skin temperature.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2474-2483 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP |
| Issue number | 461 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2000 |
| Event | ERS-Envisat Symposium 'Looking Down to Earth in the New Millennium' - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: Oct 16 2000 → Oct 20 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering
- Space and Planetary Science