Sea surface temperature

Peter J Minnett

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_166

Sea surface temperature

Peter J Minnett

Ocean Sciences

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Abstract

The accurate remote sensing of SST from polar-orbiting spacecraft is one of the major accomplishments of the satellite era. A time series of global SSTs now extends for over two decades and provides a valuable resource for studies of the climate system and many other oceanographic and meteorological phenomena. The provision of global SSTs with only a few hours delay is now an accepted part of numerical weather prediction, and research and operational efforts are currently directed at improving the accuracy of the SST fields and how they can contribute to better weather and ocean forecasting (Donlon et al., 2007). The continued measurement of SST from satellites is planned through the next decade and longer with the US JPSS, the Japanese GCOM, and the European MetOp and GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) Sentinal-3 programs.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	754-759
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_166
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

Publication series

Name	Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
ISSN (Print)	1388-4360
ISSN (Electronic)	1871-756X

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Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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Minnett, P. J. (2014). Sea surface temperature. In Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (pp. 754-759). (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_166

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