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Fig. 12.2 Number of good observations per month derived using the Pathfinder v5.2, MODIS
TERRA and OSI-SAF daytime SST. a, b and c show the average number of valid SST observations
during the austral summer months of December, January and February. d, e and f show the average
number of valid SST observations during the austral winter months of June, July and August.
The MODIS and Pathfinder climatology were computed using 11 years of observations collected
between 2000 and 2010, while the OSI-SAF climatology was computed over a 6 year period between
2005 and 2010
(Lutjeharms 2006) and strong evaporation constantly reduces the number of clearsky observations from IR sensors. It is interesting to notice the strong differences in
the sampling capacity of the Pathfinder v5.2 and Reprocessed MODIS SST datasets.
Despite similar global daily coverage, the MODIS dataset provides a much larger
M. Krug et al.
Fig. 12.2 Number of good observations per month derived using the Pathfinder v5.2, MODIS
TERRA and OSI-SAF daytime SST. a, b and c show the average number of valid SST observations
during the austral summer months of December, January and February. d, e and f show the average
number of valid SST observations during the austral winter months of June, July and August.
The MODIS and Pathfinder climatology were computed using 11 years of observations collected
between 2000 and 2010, while the OSI-SAF climatology was computed over a 6 year period between
2005 and 2010
(Lutjeharms 2006) and strong evaporation constantly reduces the number of clearsky observations from IR sensors. It is interesting to notice the strong differences in
the sampling capacity of the Pathfinder v5.2 and Reprocessed MODIS SST datasets.
Despite similar global daily coverage, the MODIS dataset provides a much larger