Laboratory Exercise 1

Water Vapor Images

Upper image: Data from 22 December 1995 (Northern Hemisphere Winter)

Lower Image: Data from 5 August 1995 (Northern Hemisphere Summer)

Scale at bottom of images in grams per square centimeter (1-5)

Global Buoys Map

Global Sea Surface Temperature map:

Sea surface temperature for the entire world ocean in August 1995.  Temperatures are in degrees Celsius

Gulf Stream Current Images

Data from 25 February 1996, Sea surface temperature in degrees Celcius

Vertical Structure of the Ocean

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