SPoRT SST: Sea Surface Temperature Products
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What does a positive number in the global 5km Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Anomaly product indicate?

  • The temperature cannot be determined from this product
  • The temperature is warmer than average (correct)
  • The temperature is at the long-term average
  • The temperature is cooler than average
  • What type of charts are used to depict both global and regional SST values in various grid spacing?

  • Pie charts
  • Bar charts
  • Line charts
  • Contour charts (correct)
  • What resolution is the operational night-only SST analysis?

  • 10 km
  • 20 km
  • 5 km (correct)
  • 1 km
  • What software is used to generate AVHRR and VIIRS CoastWatch SST swath and mapped files for NOAA CoastWatch Nodes and other users?

    <p>SeaSpace Corporation TeraScan software</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do products on green cards marked as 'Evaluation Product' indicate?

    <p>They are being used by at least one National Weather Service Forecast Office</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of science studies formal systems governed by axioms and rules?

    <p>Formal sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine?

    <p>Applied sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to?

    <p>3000 to 1200 BCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which major branch of science studies the physical world?

    <p>Natural sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the disagreement about the formal sciences as science disciplines based on?

    <p>Lack of reliance on empirical evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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