On the question of mesoscale patterns in the sea surface temperature field in the tropical Atlantic

C. L. Jordan

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v19i1.9754

On the question of mesoscale patterns in the sea surface temperature field in the tropical Atlantic

Tellus

Volume 19 (1967): Issue 1

By: C. L. Jordan

Open Access

|Jan 1967

Abstract

The space variability of sea surface temperature, as indicated by observations from individual merchant ships and research vessels, is considered in investigating the question of the existence of mesoscale patterns in the sea surface temperature field in the tropical Atlantic. This approach offers strong evidence that mesoscale patterns are considerably weaker than those indicated in an article previously published in this journal.

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