June Satellite Temperature Anomalies
The latest MSU/AMSU lower tropospheric temperature anomalies for June have been released. The temperature data is obtained by microwave sounding units on NOAA satellites. The global land/sea temperature anomaly for June (covers from 70 south latitude to 82.5 north latitude) was +0.035 K. By the way, the reading for May was -0.083 K.
Here is the MSU/AMSU lower tropospheric anomaly map for June 2008. The reds and yellows indicate above normal temperatures, while the blues and purples indicate below normal temperatures for the lower troposphere (lowest 5 miles of the atmosphere)......
Here is the image from June 2007.......
Here is the image from 20 years ago (June 1988)......
Here is a graph of the MSU/AMSU lower tropospheric temperature anomalies since 1979. Note: The trend is still upward (warming) through the period at a rate of 0.171 K/decade.
Acknowledgment:
MSU data and graphics are produced by Remote Sensing Systems and sponsored by the NOAA Climate and Global Change Program. Data are available at www.remss.com.
