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KAPLAN RSA_MOHSST5

KAPLAN RSA_MOHSST5: Reduced Space Optimal Analysis of MOHSST5 SST anomaly.

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Datasets and variables

KFa Kalman filter -- analysis stage.
KFf Kalman filter -- forecast stage.
Number of observations KAPLAN RSA_MOHSST5 Nobs[ X Y | T]
OI Optimal Interpolation.
OS Fixed Interval Optimal Smoother.
Projection Linear bestfit of the EOF patterns to the data.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1856) to (Dec 1991) by 1.0 N= 1632 pts :grid
longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (27.5E) to (22.5E) by 5.0 N= 72 pts :grid
latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (87.5S) to (87.5N) by 5.0 N= 36 pts :grid

References

Kaplan, A., M. Cane, Y. Kushnir, A. Clement, M. Blumenthal, and B. Rajagopalan, Analyses of global sea surface temperature 1856-1991, Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, 18,567-18,589, 1998

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