Satellite images of sea surface temperature of the European shelf seas obtained during June 1990. White is cold, black is warm; white streaks on the left of images are clouds.

Fronts are seen as regions of strong temperature change and therefore displayed as boundaries between dark and white. Letters refer to named fronts: A: western Irish Sea front, B: Celtic Sea front, C: Islay Front, D: Scilly Isles front, E: Ushant (Ouessant) front. Move the window and compare the frontal location with the position of the 2.5 contour in Figure 9.11.

Adapted from Simpson (1981).

© 1996 M. Tomczak

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