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Sea surface temperature - Observations from geostationary satellitesMultispectral image data acquired from the VISSR atmospheric sounder (VAS) on the geostationary GOES satellites were used to estimate sea surface temperatures (SST). A procedure was developed to screen VAS visible and infrared data for cloud-free regions for estimation of SST from the clear infrared radiances. A data set of matches between the VAS radiances and high quality buoy estimates of SST was produced. A linear regression analysis of these matches was performed to generate an empirical algorithm relating the VAS window channel brightness temperatures to the estimates of SST recorded by NOAA fixed environment buoys. Daily maps of SST during Hurricanes Alicia (1983) and Debbie (1982) demonstrated the ability of VAS to monitor air-sea interactions at high temporal and spatial scales.
Document ID
19860032366
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bates, J. J.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Smith, W. L.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
November 20, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 90
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
86A17104
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-82-05386
CONTRACT_GRANT: NOAA-NA-81AAH00024
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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