ABSTRACT 



A technique is described for preparing detailed sea surface 

 temperature analyses for large ocean areas. These analyses 

 utilize injection temperature observations taken by commercial 

 ships. The inadequacies of analyses based on averaged data 

 and some difficulties inherent in contouring scalar fields 

 are discussed. 



Sea surface temperatures are interpreted according to some 

 concepts derived from cross -sectional profiles and surface 

 current data. Isotach analyses of mean current drift are 

 considered as flow patterns to aid temperature analysis in 

 areas where data are sparse. 



