Sea Surface Temperature from NOAA NCEP CPC CA_SST v200608: SST hindcasts/forecasts released Aug 2006.
Independent Variables (Grids)
- CPC lead time
- grid: /L (months) ordered (0.0 months) to (11.0 months) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid
- member
- grid: /M (unitless) ordered (1.0) to (12.0) by 1.0 N= 12 pts :grid
- initial data
- grid: /S (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Dec 1955 - Feb 1956) to (May-Jul 2006) by 1.0 N= 606 pts :grid
- Longitude (longitude)
- grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2.5W) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid
- Latitude (latitude)
- grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90N) to (90S) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid
Other Info
- datatype
- realarraytype
- units
- Celsius_scale
- standard units*
- degree_Kelvin above 273.15
References
van den Dool, H.M., 1994: Searching for analogues, how long must we wait? Tellus, 46A, 314-324.
Van den Dool, H. M., 2007: Empirical Methods in Short-Term Climate Prediction. Oxford University Press, 215 pp.
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