Sea Surface Temperature. Usually measured either continuously from ship at the depth of the engine water intake, or remotely by satellite (see AVHRR) or airplane.
Sea surface temperature, measured by the TAO buoys at one meter below the surface.
(Sea Surface Temperature): The temperature of the upper meter of the water column, usually measured with a thermometer from a bucket sample.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE. Surface temperature data collected using IR satellite imagery, buoy and ship data.
This is the acronym for Sea Surface Temperature used in el nino studies.
Sea Surface Temperature. The temperature of the near surface ocean water.
Sea Surface Temperature. The skin temperature of the sea.
Stands for Sea Surface Temperature(s), also SSTA(s) - Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies. Anomalies in the surface temperature are associated with changes in the heat exchange between atmosphere and ocean, or changes in ocean currents or upwelling, and these changes can drive large changes in rainfall and atmospheric circulation patterns. SSTAs are therefore often strongly related to the development and maintenance of unusual climate patterns, such as ENSO.
sea surface temperature: "In early 1983, the SST anomaly along parts of the Ecuador and Peruvian coasts exceeded +8øC."
Acronym for Sea Surface Temperature (see Global surface temperature).
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE. The temperature of the water's surface. It is measured using buoy and ship data, infrared satellite imagery, and coastal observations.