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January
80°N
60°
8
12
40°
20
20°
0°
28
20°
24
20
40°
12
4
60°S
160°W
140°
120°
100°
80°
60°
40°
20°
0°
20°
40°
60°
80°
100°
120°
140°
160°
180°E
July
80°N
60°
16
40°
24
24
28
20°
29
28
24
28
29
0°
24
20°
20
24
16
16
16
40°
8
60°S
160°W
140°
120°
100°
80°
60°
40°
20°
0°
20°
40°
60°
80°
100°
120°
140°
160°
180°E
Figure 7.33
Mean ocean surface temperatures (°C) for January and July. Comparison of these maps with those
of mean sea-level air temperatures (Figure 2.11) show similarities during the summer but a significant difference in
the winter.
Source: Reprinted from Bottomley et al. (1990) Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas. By permission of the Meteorological Office. Crown
copyright ©.
