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Gulf of Maine Sea Surface Temperature
imagery are presented here for each NOAA satellite
pass over the Gulf of Maine. Temperatures are reported in degrees
Celcius and Fahrenheit, with black indicating areas where no data were available
(typically due to obstruction by cloud cover). Please select the Location,
Year and Data Period to retrieve a thumbnail listing of available images.
Clicking on a thumbnail will display the full size image.
Monthly and 8-Day composites of the MCSST/NLSST data are now available. To view, select
'MONTHLY COMPOSITES' or '8-DAY COMPOSITES' under the 'Select Data Period' dropdown menu. Clouds and
land are white and temperatures are given in Celcius in these composites. NOTE: The scaling on the SST imagery changed as of January
1, 2003. Please see the georeferencing informaiton link at the bottom of the Satellite Images page for more information. In addition, we have switched from
using the MCSST to the Non-Linear SST (NLSST) algorithm as of Jan. 1, 2003.
The Enhanced Cloud Masking Code (ECMC) used to mask cloud in this time series is based on techniques
developed by Cayula and Cornillon (1995). The ECMC archive is updated several times a day.
Follow this link to search our Standard Cloud Masked AVHRR archive.
Cayula, J-F., nd P. Cornillon, 1995. Multi-image edge detection for SST images, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 12: 821-829.