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root mean sq T [ NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b sst ] : T Extended reconstructed sea surface temperature data

sst sst partial_T T Extended reconstructed sea surface temperature from NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b: ERSST.v3b: Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature Dataset, Verson 3b.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Feb 1854) to (Apr 2015) by 1.0 N= 1935 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2W) by 2.0 N= 180 pts :grid
zlev
grid: /zlev (meters) ordered [ (0.0)] :grid

Other Info

bufferwordsize
8
CE
null
CS
null
datatype
doublearraytype
iridl:hasSemantics
iridl:SeaSurfaceTemperature
missing_value
NaN
pointwidth
1.0
units
12 degree_Kelvin year-1
history
root mean sq $partialdiff sub T$ [ NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b sst ]
Version 3b
Averaged over Y[89S, 89N] minimum 0.0% data present

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: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:35:46 GMT
Expires: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Data Views

TXzlev
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0) to (2W) by 2.0 N= 180 pts :gridM
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Feb 1854) to (Apr 2015) by 1.0 N= 1935 pts :gridM
[ X zlev | 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 T | X T |
RMS (root mean square with mean *not* removed) over X T | X T |
RMSA (root mean square with mean removed) over X T | X T |
Maximum over X T | X T |
Minimum over X T | X T |
Detrend (best-fit-line) over X T | X T |
Convert units from 12 degree_Kelvin year-1 to

Note on units