RETRIEVING DATA
Allows you to access the data for the tutorial and exercises
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Points you to sources of additional data related to this module
SATELLITE DATA INFORMATION
Gives information on the satellite instrument and the data used in this module
Before you begin retrieving data, be sure your SEE Image software is installed on your computer.
Data for the tutorial and exercises have been put into individual folders and compressed for faster downloading. To retrieve the desired data folder, click on the appropriate link below. When the download is complete and the archive is unpacked, which will occur automatically, you'll see three new icons on your desktop for each set of data you downloaded. Two are document icons that will the file name extensions .sea.hqx and .sea. The third is a folder icon. (In case you don't see the folder icon, just double click the .sea file icon on your desktop.) When you've completed this step you may trash the .sea.hqx and .sea files. Drag that folder into the "Oceans" folder inside the "Data" folder in your SEE Image folder.
NOTE: It is important to place your data folders in the correct place in order to follow the step-by-step instructions given in the tutorial and exercises, where navigational paths are shown as follows:
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Once you're comfortable with the concepts presented in the exercises and have mastered the software, explore the entire SST data set (sst_entire) more fully. After all, you have almost 20 years of monthly mean SST images right here on this Web site. Complete the same exercises using other images or sequences of images.
In addition to the global, monthly mean SST data set provided on this Web site, a high-resolution regional data set is available for use with SEE Image. Monthly mean high resolution images are available for the western North Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the eastern and western Pacific Oceans, and the Indian Ocean. Apply the SEE Image tools you mastered on a particular region of the world's oceans. These data can be found at
http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/~lizsmith/SEES/Ocean_Circulation/SST/Data/regional/
Other sources of satellite-derived SST data abound. Although not formatted for use with SEE Image, the images found at these sites will be superior examples of SST and suitable for class discussion. Here are a few of the most user friendly archives:
Information on the satellite data is included in Part 2 of the Oceanography: Sea Surface Temperature lecture in the Class Resources component of this module.
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