Study on Sea Surface Temperature Retrieval from NOAA/AVHRR Data in East China Sea

To the needs of ocean fishery of East China Sea Fishery Area, the study was carried out using satellite NOAA/AVHRR data. The study area is about E124-130°, N24-36°. The satellite sea surface temperature (SST) retrieval model of the study area was established by regression of match data extracted from NOAA/AVHRR 4, 5 channel data and in situ data measured by ship. Then the model was realized by software developed with Visual Basic 5.0, Visual C++ 5.0 and other tools. A series of NOAA/AVHRR data was processed using the software. SST images and SST contours of the study were got, which can be used as an important information to reduce the fish-finding time of fishery and thus reduce the cost of fishery industry. They are also important materials for other ocean studies.