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Spatial and temporal extent of sea surface temperature modifications by hurricanes in the Sargasso Sea during the 1995 season
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Monthly Weather Review
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May 1, 1998
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Spatial and Temporal Extent of Sea Surface Temperature Modifications by Hurricanes in the Sargasso Sea during the 1995 Season*
ABSTRACT
Sea surface temperature anomalies in the central and western Sargasso Sea resulting from tropical cyclones were investigated during the 1995 hurricane season. High-resolution image data from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer instruments on board the NOAA-12 and NOAA-14 satellites were used to make 3-day composite sea surface temperature maps covering 22 deg -40 deg N and 50 deg -82.5 deg W. Ten tropical cyclones passed through this region in 1995, six at hurricane strength (winds greater than 33 m s^sup 1^ ). Four hurricanes (Felix, Iris, Luis, and ...