6/19/03 to 6/26/03
The influence of sky conditions on the bulk skin temperature difference is evident in this week's data. The bulk skin temperature difference is much larger when the sky is clear on 6/20/03 than when it is cloudy on 6/24/03.
6/26/03 to 7/03/03
The dramatic changes in wind speed are an artifact of a problem in correcting the measured wind speed for ship speed. The negative bulk skin temperature difference on 7/02/03 is due to diurnal warming.
7/03/03 to 7/10/03
The negative bulk skin temperature difference on 7/10/03 is due to diurnal warming.