NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b sst: Extended reconstructed sea surface temperature data

Extended reconstructed sea surface temperature from NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b: In situ data: ICOADS2.5 before 2007, NCEP in situ data from 2008 to present. Ice data: HadISST ice before 2015 and NCEP ice after 2015..

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1854) to (Feb 2020) by 1.0 N= 1994 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2W) by 2.0 N= 180 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (88S) to (88N) by 2.0 N= 89 pts :grid
zlev
grid: /zlev (meters) ordered [ (0.0)] :grid

Other Info

datatype
realarraytype
iridl:hasSemantics
iridl:SeaSurfaceTemperature
missing_value
-999.0
pointwidth
1.0
standard_name
sea_surface_temperature
units
degree_Celsius
valid_max
45.0
valid_min
-3.0
standard units*
degree_Kelvin
history
Version 3b

References

Smith, T.M., R.W. Reynolds, Thomas C. Peterson, and Jay Lawrimore, 2008: Improvements to NOAA's Historical Merged Land-Ocean Surface Temperature Analysis (1880-2006). Journal of Climate, 21, 2283-2296.

Xue, Y., T. M. Smith, and R. W. Reynolds, 2003: Interdecadal changes of 30-yr SST normals during 1871-2000. J. Climate, 16, 1601-1612.

Last updated: Tue, 26 May 2020 18:41:27 GMT

Data Views

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