Earth's Temperature
Explanation:
What's the
temperature
outside? No matter where you are on
Earth,
the above map can tell you.
This global montage
was created using the temperature data from numerous satellites
orbiting the Earth. This map indicates temperatures recorded
early on January 26
th, 1997, but an even more
recent map
-- updated every 6 hours -- is usually
available.
For ocean colors on the map, lighter shades of blue indicate
warmer temperatures, while for the land, red hues indicate relative
warmth. Just looking at the map one can see that summer warms
Earth's southern hemisphere, while
winter chills Earth's northern hemisphere. The key at the bottom
lists temperatures in degrees
Centigrade
that can be
easily converted
to degrees
Fahrenheit.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
