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COADS: Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set: Trimmed monthly summaries.

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dataset documentation

Datasets and variables

mean Monthly average data for gridbox.
nobs Number of observations for gridbox.
stdev Monthly average standard deviation of data for gridbox.
xlon Average longitude for gridbox.
ylat Average latitude for gridbox.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1854) to (Dec 1992) by 1. N= 1668 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (1E) to (1W) by 2. N= 180 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89S) to (89N) by 2. N= 90 pts :grid

Other Info

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References

R. J. Slutz, S. J. Lubker, J. D. Hiscox, S. D. Woodruff, R. L. Jenne, D. H. Joseph, P. M. Steuer, J. D. Elms. Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set: Release 1, number 268 pp., 1985

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