A time-sequence of 10-day relative sea surface temperature data, colour coded to enhance warm currents. The sequence moves from a viewpoint over the Gulf of Mexico across the North Atlantic to the Western European shore.

Data source: European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS) Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) 10-day sea surface temperature grids from University College London (UCL) and Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), British National Space Centre (BNSC), European Space Agency (ESA).

Credit : Planetary Visions Ltd.