Using AATSR data to assess the quality of in situ sea-surface temperature observations for climate studies

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 116, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-92

  Kennedy, J J ^a   Smith, R O ^a   Rayner, N A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AATSR; ATSR; Bias; Climate; Drifting buoys; GOOS; HadSST2; Moored buoys; Observational error; Observational uncertainty; Observing network; Observing network adequacy; Observing network assessment; Observing system adequacy; Observing system assessment; Sea surface temperature; Sea surface temperature bias; Ships; SST; SST bias; Traffic light plot

Indexed keywords

AATSR; ATSR; BIAS; CLIMATE; DRIFTING BUOYS; GOOS; HADSST2; OBSERVATIONAL ERRORS; OBSERVATIONAL UNCERTAINTY; OBSERVING NETWORK ADEQUACY; OBSERVING NETWORK ASSESSMENT; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SST; SST BIAS; TRAFFIC LIGHT PLOT;

BUOYS; RANDOM ERRORS; SHIPS; STATISTICS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; BUOY SYSTEM; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GLOBAL OCEAN; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MOORING SYSTEM; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960903145     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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