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Empirical method of diurnal correction for estimating sea surface temperature at dawn and noon

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An empirical method has been developed for estimation of sea surface temperature (SST) at dawn and noon in local time from microwave observations at other times of the day. By using solar radiation, microwave sea surface wind, and SSTs, root-mean-square differences were reduced to approximately 0.75 and 0.8 °C for dawn and noon, respectively. The pseudo SST variation and spatial patterns found in daily mean SST values by simple averaging of samples were damped down by use of diurnal correction. The satellite SST with the diurnal correction shows highly significant coherent variation with in-situ measurements.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Center for Atmosphere and Oceanic Studies (CAOS), Tohoku University. Two anonymous reviewers and editor gave valuable advice which improved this paper substantially. The ISCCP-FD data are coutesy of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The JASMES and AMSR-E data were provided by the JAXA Earth Observation Research Center. The Windsat data were distributed by Remote Sensing Systems. The altimeter product in use was distributed by AVISO with support from CNES. The Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) and the GES DISC distributed the MERRA wind data. The KEO buoy was supported by the NOAA Ocean Climate Observations Program.

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Hosoda, K. Empirical method of diurnal correction for estimating sea surface temperature at dawn and noon. J Oceanogr 69, 631–646 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10872-013-0194-4

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