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... version2^* Sea Surface Temperature yearly-anomalies Y (10N) (70N) RANGEEDGES T (Dec-Feb 1870-2004) VALUES X (5W) (80W) RANGEEDGES { Y cosd } [ X Y ] [ T ] svd structures

svd [ NOAA NCDC ERSST version2 SST anomalies ] Ss: structures data

SST SST SST SST SST svd structures from NOAA NCDC ERSST version2: Improved extended reconstructed global sea surface temperature data based on COADS data.

Independent Variables (Grids)

ev: grid: /ev (unitless) ordered (1.) to (402.) by 1. N= 402 pts :grid
Longitude: grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (6W) to (80W) by 2. N= 38 pts :grid
Latitude: grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (10N) to (70N) by 2. N= 31 pts :grid

Other Info

bufferwordsize: 8
CE: 4
colorscalename: correlationcolorscale
CS: -4
datatype: doublearraytype
file_missing_value: -9999
maxncolor: 254
missing_value: NaN
plotfirst: null
plotlast: null
pointwidth: 0
scale_max: 4
scale_min: -4
units: unitless
history: Averaged over T2[1854, 2007] minimum 0.0% data present
colorscale

References

Smith, T.M., and R.W. Reynolds, 2004: Improved Extended Reconstruction of SST [1854-1997]. Journal of Climate, 17, 2466-2477.

Last updated: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:40:15 GMT
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