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GOSTA atlas8

GOSTA atlas8: Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas 8.

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Datasets and variables

GISST2.2 Climatology 1961-1990 GOSTA atlas8 climatology[1deg 5deg ]
MOHMAT4N GOSTA atlas8 MOHMAT4N[ta ]
MOHSST5 GOSTA atlas8 MOHSST5[ssta ]
MOHSST6 GOSTA atlas8 MOHSST6[ssta ]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1856) to (Dec 1995) by 1.0 N= 1680 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (177.5W) to (177.5E) by 5.0 N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (87.5N) to (87.5S) by 5.0 N= 36 pts :grid

References

Bottomley, M., Folland, C.K., Hsiung, J., Newell, R.E., Parker, D.E., 1990, Global Ocean Surface Temperature Atlas

Parker, D.E.,Folland, C.K., Jackson, M., 1995, Marine Surface Temperature: Observed Variations and Data Requirements, Climate Change 33, 559-600

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