Sea Surface Temperature

[Eric Altshuler]

A global, 0.5 degree SST dataset which goes back to Feb 2001 can be found at:

http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/sst/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Knutson" <Tom.Knutson at NOAA.GOV>
To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:54:58 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: Sea Surface Temperature

Danny,

A couple of useful links to SST data (especially long-term
records of anomalies):

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/sst.php

http://hadobs.metoffice.com/hadsst2/index.html

-- Tom Knutson

Daniel Fritz wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>    can anyone tell me where I could get sea surface
> temperature data?? I need it for hurricane season
> (Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov)1999 through years up to
> 2006.
>               thanks
>                 DANNY
> --- Tero Siili <tsiili at ESA.NASCOM.NASA.GOV> wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> In short:
>>
>> 1) I have a lat-lon grid whose aspect ratio
>> (measured in degrees or
>> grid points) is 1
>> 2) I am able to produce a contour plot onto the
>> screen with the
>> correct aspect ratio
>> 3) When I save the graphics to a file, the shape of
>> the plot changes
>> to a rectangle
>>     (aspect ratio <> 1) from the square (aspect
>> ratio = 1) on the screen
>>
>> I have tried both varea and parea and they help for
>> the screen. The
>> saved graphics problem persists with both printim as
>> well as gxeps
>> commands.
>>
>> Any pointers or advice as to what might be causing
>> this behaviour and
>> how could one give the aspect ratio a fixed value
>> for both screen and
>> saved-to-file graphics?
>>
>>
>> Tero Siili
>> SOHO Science Operations Coordinator
>>
>
>
>
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