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Modern Average Global Sea-Surface Temperature U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-10 (Score: 1.000)

Satellite imagery: Lake Pontchartrain Basin and Gulf of Mexico Report on satellite imagery collected by the NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on NOAA polar-orbiting weather satellites. Links are provided to imagery of north-central Gulf of Mexico and of the Lake Pontchartrain. (Score: 0.571)

Coastal ocean modeling at the USGS Woods Hole Field Center Fly-by and circulation movies, effluent concentration, tidal flushing, sea level, and temperature in Massachusetts Bay and Boston Harbor (Score: 0.374)

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About sea surface temperature:

Definition: Observed temperature of surface ocean waters, typically encompassing the entire mixed layer but some observational methods may measure a much smaller depth range.

Scope note: Includes temperature data obtained in situ or by remote sensing methods.

Used for: temperature (sea surface)