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Barton, I.J. 1995. Satellite-derived sea surface tempeatures: current status. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100:8777-8790.

Cornillon, P., and L. Stramma. The distribution of diurnal sea surface warming events in the western Sargasso Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research, 90:11,811 - 11,815.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab AVHRR WWW Site: fermi.jhuapl.edu/avhrr/index.html.

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INTERNET RESOURCES FOR SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• El Niño Page
  http://www.elnino.nasa.gov/
• El Niño Educational Sites
  http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/edu.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• The Earth Observatory Sea Surface Temperature
  http://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/;Datasets/sst.avhrr.html
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive
  http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov/

More Recommended Sites About Oceanography

• The Bridge: An Ocean Sciences Teacher Resource Center
  http://www.vims.edu/bridge/