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KAPLAN EXTENDED v1 ssta: SST anomaly data

SST anomaly from KAPLAN EXTENDED v1: Statistically homogenous concatenation of Kaplan et al [1998] OS SST and Reynolds and Smith [1994] NCEP OI analyses; the latter gets degraded to the resolution of the former.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1856) to (Mar 2003) by 1.0 N= 1767 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (27.5E) to (22.5E) by 5.0 N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (87.5S) to (87.5N) by 5.0 N= 36 pts :grid

Other Info

datatype
realarraytype
missing_value
1.00000002E30
units
degree_Celsius
standard units*
degree_Kelvin
history
OS extended by NCEP

References

Kaplan, A., M. Cane, Y. Kushnir, A. Clement, M. Blumenthal, and B. Rajagopalan, Analyses of global sea surface temperature 1856-1991, Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, 18,567-18,589, 1998

R. W. Reynolds, T. M. Smith. Improved global sea surface temperature analyses.. J. Climate 7, 1994

Last updated: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:02:46 GMT

Data Views

TXY
KAPLAN EXTENDED v1[ ]
[ X Y | T]MMM


Filters

Here are some filters that are useful for manipulating data. There are actually many more available, but they have to be entered manually. See Ingrid Function Documentation for more information. Average over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Maximum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Minimum over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X Y T | X Y X T Y T | X Y T |
Convert units from degree_Celsius to

Note on units