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Science 6 August 1971:
Vol. 173. no. 3996, pp. 529 - 530
DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3996.529
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Gulf Stream and Middle Atlantic Bight: Complex Thermal Structure as Seen from an Environmental Satellite

P. K. Rao 1, A. E. Strong 1, and R. Koffler 1

1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Service, Hillcrest Heights, Maryland 20031

High-resolution infrared imagery from the ITOS 1 satellite demonstrates the utility of synoptic sea-surface temperature information. The northern edge of the Gulf Stream, the slope waters, and the shelf waters display complex thermal characteristics with distinct temperature gradients separating these three water masses. This type of information can be very useful for increasing our understanding of many physical phenomena that occur over Earth's oceans.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Ocean Current Monitoring Employing a New Satellite Sensing Technique.
A. E. Strong, A. E. Strong, and R. J. Derycke (1973)
Science 182, 482-484
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