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NOAA NCEP CPC GHCN_CAMS gridded deg0p5

NOAA NCEP CPC GHCN_CAMS gridded deg0p5: CPC Monthly Global Surface Air Temperature Data Set at 0.5 degree from 1948-present.

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Air Temperature NOAA NCEP CPC GHCN_CAMS gridded deg0p5 temp[ XY | T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1948) to (Apr 2013) by 1.0 N= 784 pts :grid
Longitude grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0.25E) to (0.25W) by 0.5 N= 720 pts :grid
Latitude grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.75N) to (89.75S) by 0.5 N= 360 pts :grid

References

Fan Y., H. van den Dool (2004), Climate Prediction Center global monthly soil moisture data set at 0.5° resolution for 1948 to present, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D10102, doi:10.1029/2003JD004345.

Fan, Y., and H. van den Dool (2008), A global monthly land surface air temperature analysis for 1948-present, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D01103, doi:10.1029/2007JD008470.

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