SOMSatellite Oceanography and Meteorology2424-89592424-9505WHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/SOM.2016.01.003Research ArticleA comparative study of satellite-based operational analyses and ship-based in-situ observations of sea surface temperatures over the eastern Canadian shelfhttps://artdesignp.com/journal/SOM/1/1/10.18063/SOM.2016.01.003WuYongsheng,ShengJinyu,SenciallDave,TangCharles2016112016-02-22The satellite-based operational sea surface temperature (SST) was compared to the ship-based in-situ SSTs established by the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) over the eastern Canadian shelf (ECS) for a 3-year anal-ysis period (2005–2007). Two sets of operational SST analyses were considered in this study, with one set produced by the Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) and the other produced by the National Centers for Environmental Predic-tion (NCEP). The comparative study indicated that there was no appreciable systematic difference between the CMC and NCEP SST analyses over the ECS. The root mean squared difference (RMSD) between the AZMP ship-based in-situ SSTs and the satellite-based STT analyses over the ECS was about 1.0°C, without any obvious seasonal or geo-graphic trend. The RMSDs were relatively larger over the outer flank of the Grand Banks than the other regions of the ECS, mainly due to dynamically complicated circulation and hydrographic conditions over this shelf break area associated with the Labrador Current.Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP), Shelf break, Labrador Sea, SST products

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