The effect of infrared sea surface temperature measurements on evaporation duct height estimation
By: by P.A. Frederickson, K.L. Davidson, F.K. Jones
Contributors: Davidson, Kenneth L.; Jones, F. Keith; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Meteorology
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Surface temperature; Oceanographic data; Ocean surface
Other titles: NPS-MR-94-003.
Description: In September 1994 personnel from the Naval postgraduate School (NPS) and the Naval      Oceanographic Office (NavO) conducted an experiment off the coast of Mississippi to      determine the accuracy of infrared sea surface temperature (SST) measurements made      from a small boat1 and the effect of these measurements on estimating the evaporation      duct height (z*). It was found that infrared SST measurements are highly accurate,      agreeing closely with SST measurements made by other methods, and that a small relative      error in the SST measurements can lead to large errors in z* estimates. However, it is      difficult to predict the effect a given error in SST will have on the resulting z* estimate,      due to the complex relationship between SST and z*
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"NPS-MR-94-003."

"November 1994."

AD-A289 045.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 9)

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