Sea Surface Temperature and the Agulhas Current

  • Released Friday, February 28, 2014
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This animation from Jan 2011 to Dec 2013 shows high resolution sea surface temperature (SST) in the Agulhas Retroflection off South Africa. Clearly visible in the Agulhas animation are the eddies that form as a result of the retroflection of the current. These eddies can shed or spin off the main current and travel into the South Atlantic.

The MUR SST dataset combines data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E) instruments, and currently the NAVY Windsat Satellite. More details of the MUR data set may be found at PO.DAAC

Eddies highlight ocean currents in the Agulhas area.

For More Information

See podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/Multi-scale_Ultra-high_Resolution_MUR-SST

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This page was originally published on Friday, February 28, 2014.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:25 AM EST.

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