An atlas of monthly mean distributions of GEOSAT sea surface height, SSMI surface wind speed, AVHRR/2 sea surface temperature, and ECMWF surface wind components during 1987

摘要

The following monthly mean global distributions for 1987 are presented with a common color scale and geographical map: (1) sea surface height variation estimated from the U.S. Navy geodetic satellite GEOSAT; (2) 10-m height wind speed estimated from the special sensor microwave imager (SSMI) on a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft; (3) sea surface temperature estimated from the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHHR/2) on a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spacecraft; (4) and the Cartesian components of the 10-m height wind vector computed by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF). Charts of monthly mean value, sampling distribution, and standard deviation value are displayed. Annual mean distributions are displayed.