Oceans Primed for Peak of Hurricane Season

Sea surface temperatures are a fair predictor of the readiness of the ocean to fuel and sustain storms.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using data from the Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution (MUR) project. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published August 12, 2021
Data acquired August 11, 2021

Sources:

Aqua > AMSR-E

Aqua > MODIS

In situ Measurement

NOAA-15 POES > AVHRR

NOAA-18 POES

NOAA-19 POES > AVHRR

Terra > MODIS