Computer model of global sea surface temperature. Computed sea surface temperatures mapped onto a sphere. The temperatures are colour coded from red (warmest) through green and yellow to blue (coolest). The model has predicted several real- world phenomena,such as the Gulf Stream (upper right) and the Falkland current off South America (lower right). Large eddy streets are seen in equatorial latitudes,and large-scale waves are seen in the tropical Pacific. The model used a spatial resolution of 0.5 degrees of latitude and longitude and 20 vertical depth levels,combined with realistic ocean floor topography | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Taille de l’image : | 2717 px × 2776 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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