A Global Monthly Sea Surface Temperature Climatology
Shea, D. J., Trenberth, K. E., & Reynolds, R. W. (1990). A Global Monthly Sea Surface Temperature Climatology (No. NCAR/TN-345+STR). University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. doi:10.5065/D6CR5R8H
This document presents a new global 2? x 2? monthly sea surface temperature (SST) climatology, which was primarily derived from a 1950 to 1979 based SST climatology from the Climate Analysis Center(CAC). Its purpose is to provide a well documented and improved global SST climatology which can be ... Show moreThis document presents a new global 2? x 2? monthly sea surface temperature (SST) climatology, which was primarily derived from a 1950 to 1979 based SST climatology from the Climate Analysis Center(CAC). Its purpose is to provide a well documented and improved global SST climatology which can be used as a reference for defining SST anomalies, as a specified oceanic lower boundary condition in atmospheric general circulation models, and to validate ocean and coupled climate model simulations. Show less
