NOAA NCEP EMC CMB GLOBAL Reyn_SmithOIv2 monthly sea_ice: Sea Ice Concentration data

monthly Sea Ice Concentration from NOAA NCEP EMC CMB GLOBAL Reyn_SmithOIv2: SST fields updated from version 1 with more COADS data, new sea-ice to SST conversion algorithm, and 1971-2000 climatology.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Nov 1981) to (Jan 2023) by 1.0 N= 495 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0.5E) to (0.5W) by 1.0 N= 360 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.5S) to (89.5N) by 1.0 N= 180 pts :grid

Other Info

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1
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stringtype
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1.0
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100
scale_min
0
standard_name
sea_ice_area_fraction
units
percent
valid_max
100
valid_min
0
standard units*
0.01

References

Reynolds, R.W., N.A. Rayner, T.M. Smith, D.C. Stokes, and W. Wang, 2002: An Improved In Situ and Satellite SST Analysis for Climate. J. Climate, 15, 1609-1625.

Last updated: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:05:36 GMT

Data Views

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