Question

1. In Part 1 of the field study, you qualitatively compared images of sea surface temperature data. Discuss how remote sensing, in this case, was more valuable than other kinds of data collection, citing at least two ways in which remote sensing was a superior form of data collection

Answer 1

• It enabled combination of measurements that could be used to create a daily spatially-complete global SST maps for prediction of weather.

• Sea surface temperature measured through remote sensing provides data to be used in discussing thermal variability in upper ocean parts.

Step-by-step explanation

Pictures of the global sea surface temperatures (SST) can be provided through the use of remote sensing techniques such as use of microwave radiometers. The data obtained from these devices is used by scientist to provide resolution for daily and optimal interpolated SST product at quarter degree.