Pathfinder And Coast Watch Derived SST In Relation To NOAA Buoy Data October-November 1997
Date	Buoy #	Satid	PassID		SST °C (PF)	SST °C (CW)	Buoy Temp. °C	Buoy-SST (PF or CW)
10/16/97	46002	12	9729414			14.50	13.56	-0.94
10/17/97	46005	12	9729014			16.45	14.89	-1.56
10/17/97	46005	14	9728721		18.80	19.00	18.61	-0.19
11/18/97	46011	12	9730215			19.80	17.39	-2.41
10/16/97	46011	12	9729215			15.30	13.67	-1.63
10/15/97	46011	12	9728701			14.10	12.78	-1.32
11/24/97	46011	12	9732801			18.10	17.39	-0.71
10/16/97	46011	12	9731802			16.20	15.60	-0.60
11/17/97	46011	12	9732202			19.40	19.10	-0.30
10/16/97	46011	14	9729922		17.87	17.90	17.11	-0.76
10/15/97	46011	14	9729822		16.26	16.39	15.60	-0.66
10/15/97	46011	14	9728911		16.37	17.10	17.17	0.80
11/17/97	46014	12	9728901			19.30	18.28	-1.02
11/14/97	46014	12	9728801			18.60	18.17	-0.43
10/14/97	46014	14	9728521		12.99	13.00	12.28	-0.71
10/14/97	46014	14	9730022		18.34	18.30	18.00	-0.34
10/12/97	46022	14	9729711		11.60	11.40	10.89	-0.71
10/14/97	46022	14	9730022		14.53	14.50	14.00	-0.53
10/24/97	46022	14	9728721		20.86	21.00	20.50	-0.36
10/16/97	46023	12	9729014			15.80	14.28	-1.52
10/29/97	46023	12	9728915			17.70	16.39	-1.31
11/18/97	46023	12	9731814			20.70	19.50	-1.20
10/15/97	46023	12	9729002			14.00	12.89	-1.11
10/16/97	46023	12	9728701			15.40	14.67	-0.73
10/30/97	46023	12	9728901			17.90	17.17	-0.73
11/24/97	46023	12	9732801			18.10	17.50	-0.60
11/17/97	46023	12	9732801			19.50	19.00	-0.50
10/16/97	46023	14	9729711		16.89	17.00	16.28	-0.61
10/15/97	46023	14	9728721		16.34	16.00	15.78	-0.57
10/15/97	46023	14	9728722		16.17	16.20	15.78	-0.39
10/14/97	46023	14	9728721		14.61	15.28	14.28	-0.33
10/27/97	46026	12	9728801			17.50	15.89	-1.61
10/16/97	46026	12	9729002			15.10	13.61	-1.49
11/17/97	46026	12	9728915			19.30	18.28	-1.02
11/14/97	46026	12	9728915			18.50	17.89	-0.61
10/14/97	46026	14	9730022		20.36	20.40	19.67	-0.69
10/16/97	46026	14	9728721		17.49	17.50	17.11	-0.38
10/15/97	46026	14	9728911		16.20	16.90	16.28	0.08
10/14/97	46026	14	9728911		13.73	14.70	14.28	0.54
10/14/97	46026	14	9729711		13.03	13.00	13.67	0.63
10/21/97	46029	12	9728901			16.80	15.00	-1.80
10/16/97	46029	12	9728701			14.60	13.28	-1.32
10/19/97	46029	12	9732115			16.60	15.60	-1.00
10/17/97	46029	12	9728801			16.50	15.78	-0.72
10/24/97	46029	14	9729922		20.83	20.70	19.78	-1.06
10/19/97	46029	14	9729922		19.36	19.20	18.67	-0.69
10/19/97	46029	14	9729822		19.00	18.40	18.40	-0.60
10/21/97	46029	14	9729421		20.32	20.60	20.17	-0.16
10/12/97	46030	14	9729711		12.54	12.30	11.67	-0.88
10/14/97	46030	14	9730022		16.19	16.10	15.61	-0.58
10/16/97	46036	12	9729315			14.50	13.17	-1.33
11/18/97	46042	12	9730215			19.60	17.50	-2.10
11/17/97	46042	12	9732115			19.30	17.60	-1.70
10/15/97	46042	12	9729201			14.10	12.61	-1.49
10/16/97	46042	12	9728901			15.40	14.39	-1.01
11/14/97	46042	12	9732202			18.40	17.50	-0.90
10/14/97	46042	14	9728521		13.66	13.50	12.78	-0.88
10/16/97	46042	14	9728722		17.31	17.40	16.61	-0.70
10/14/97	46042	14	9729421		13.93	14.00	13.89	-0.04
10/15/97	46042	14	9728911		16.21	16.70	16.67	0.46
11/18/97	46045	12	9732115			21.00	19.10	-1.90
10/15/97	46045	12	9728701			14.10	12.50	-1.60
11/14/97	46045	12	9732202			18.80	18.00	-0.80
11/24/97	46045	12	9731802			18.30	17.60	-0.70
10/27/97	46045	12	9728901			17.60	17.17	-0.43
10/16/97	46045	12	9732115			15.90	15.70	-0.20
11/17/97	46045	12	9728801			19.60	19.67	0.07
10/30/97	46045	12	9732202			18.00	18.10	0.10
10/17/97	46045	14	9728722		18.90	18.90	18.17	-0.73
10/21/97	46045	14	9729822		20.60	20.30	19.90	-0.70
10/14/97	46045	14	9728722		14.70	14.90	14.39	-0.31
10/16/97	46045	14	9728911		17.91	18.30	18.17	0.26
10/15/97	46045	14	9728722		16.56	16.80	17.28	0.72
10/27/97	46059	12	9728915			17.10	17.11	0.01
10/16/97	46062	12	9728701			15.60	14.39	-1.21
11/18/97	46062	12	9730315			20.20	19.00	-1.20
10/29/97	46062	12	9728915			17.70	16.67	-1.03
10/15/97	46062	12	9728901			13.00	12.28	-0.72
10/16/97	46062	12	9729201			15.30	14.78	-0.52
11/14/97	46062	12	9732115			18.60	18.11	-0.49
11/24/97	46062	12	9732801			18.10	17.89	-0.21
10/15/97	46062	14	9729922		16.27	16.10	15.11	-1.16
10/15/97	46062	14	9729822		14.72	14.50	13.60	-1.12
10/14/97	46062	14	9729711		14.59	14.30	13.61	-0.98
10/16/97	46062	14	9729822		17.27	17.20	16.50	-0.77
11/14/97	46132	12	9730315			18.80	17.89	-0.91
10/20/97	46132	12	9728801			16.80	16.61	-0.19
10/19/97	46204	12	9728901			16.70	15.56	-1.14
10/17/97	46204	12	9728901			16.30	15.50	-0.80
10/19/97	46204	14	9729922		19.34	19.30	18.17	-1.18
10/17/97	46206	12	9731802			16.60	15.70	-0.90
10/17/97	46206	14	9728911		18.80	19.10	19.00	0.20

NOAA 12 - CoastWatch Statistics By Buoy Number
Buoy	Average			Standard Deviation			Number of
Number	Buoy SST-CW SST			Buoy SST-PF SST			Samples
46002	-0.94			N/A			1.0
46004							0.0
46005	-1.56			N/A			1.0
46011	-1.16			0.78			6.0
46014	-0.73			0.42			2.0
46022							0.0
46023	-0.96			0.37			8.0
46026	-1.18			0.46			4.0
46028							0.0
46029	-1.21			0.46			4.0
46030							0.0
46036	-1.33			N/A			1.0
46042	-1.44			0.50			5.0
46045	-0.68			0.74			8.0
46054							0.0
46059	0.01			N/A			1.0
46062	-0.77			0.39			7.0
46132	-0.55			0.51			2.0
46184							0.0
46204	-0.97			0.24			2.0
46206	-0.90			N/A			1.0		Samples in which Buoy-CW was greater than 0.71 or less than -2.65
46207							0.0		are not included in above graph ( 3 standard deviations)
NOAA12 CoastWatch Overall Statistics
Average Difference, Buoy SST - CW SST
-0.97
Standard Deviation of Buoy SST - CW SST
0.56

NOAA 14 - Pathfinder Statistics By Buoy Number
Buoy	Average		Standard Deviation		Number of
Number	Buoy SST-PF SST		Buoy SST-PF SST		Samples
46002					0.0
46004					0.0
46005	-0.19		N/A		1.0
46011	-0.20		0.87		3.0
46014	-0.53		0.26		2.0
46022	-0.53		0.18		3.0
46023	-0.47		0.13		4.0
46026	0.04		0.57		5.0
46028					0.0
46029	-0.62		0.37		4.0
46030	-0.73		0.21		2.0
46036					0.0
46042	-0.29		0.61		4.0
46045	-0.15		0.63		5.0
46054					0.0
46059					0.0
46062	-1.00		0.18		4.0
46132					0.0
46184					0.0
46204	-1.18		N/A		1.0
46206	0.20		N/A		1.0		Samples in which Buoy-PF was greater than 1.18 or less than -2.00
46207					0.0		are not include in above graph ( 3 standard deviations)
Average Difference, Buoy SST - PF SST
-0.41
Standard Deviation of Buoy SST - PF SST
0.53