Data: Reynolds and Smith Version 2 monthly sea surface temperature (deg. C) on a 1.0 x 1.0 deg. lat/lon grid
Base Period for Climatology: 1971-2000
Data Source: NCEP, Environmental Monitoring
Center
Description: Monthly sea surface temperatures above 28 deg. C are shaded. Thick black contour indicates climatological position of the 28 deg. C isotherm.
NCEP is an acronym for the US National Centers
for Environmental Prediction. |