Sea Surface Temperatures at the Start of 2010 Hurricane Season

This color-coded image from June 1, 2010, shows which equatorial ocean waters are warm enough to promote hurricane formation.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using AMSR-E and MODIS data processed and provided by Chelle Gentemann and Frank Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published June 3, 2010
Data acquired June 1, 2010

Source:

Aqua > AMSR-E

Topic:

Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature