Sea Surface Temperature
SST (sea surface temperature) tells us a lot about the oceans. It can help us pinpoint the exact position of currents and shows where warm and cold water meet at regions known as fronts or temperature breaks. Fronts are of particular interest to fishermen because gamefish such as marlin and tuna can be found there learn more.
Fronts and the position of hot and cold water are also of interest to offshore and ocean yacht racers because they show exactly where the strongest current is flowing and in what direction learn more . Oceanographers use SST to validate ocean models learn more.
Sea Surface Temperature - Gulfstream latest 12 hr composite
Tidetech has sourced the best quality 1.1km resolution SST from NASA's AVHRR GOES and POES satellites which is available on a near real time basis, depending on location. When the skies are clear, we can produce images of outstanding quality. Unfortunately the satellites can't see through cloud, so most images have some gaps in them. To help reduce the gaps we make composite images of several satellite passes - almost as good as the absolute latest data.
AVHRR Latest image example
AVHRR Composite image
Sometimes cloud cover for extended periods means that even a composite image is full of gaps. Then we would recommend you use our OSTIA product -science quality 5km resolution data made from blending AVHRR and 13km resolution data from the AMSRE satellite. AMSRE uses microwave sensors to (see) through cloud cover.
OSTIA example
Data Source
The data is sourced from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NOAA and the Australian Commonwealth and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
