Spatial and Temporal Variability of Sea Surface Temperature in Eastern Marginal Seas of China

Figure 3

Spatial distribution of the temporal mean SST (a) and its corresponding standard deviation (b). Spatial distribution of the amplitude (c) and the phase (month) (d) and the percentage of explained variance for the annual harmonic (e). Spatial distribution of the amplitude (d) for the semiannual harmonic.

(a) Temporal mean

(b) Standard deviation

(c) Amplitude (annual)

(d) Phase (annual)

(e) Explained variance (annual)

(f) Amplitude (semiannual)