Climatological Atlas: 1950-1979 Surface Air Temperature, Precipitation, Sea-level Pressure, and Sea-surface Temperature (45 S-90 N)
Shea, D. J. (1986). Climatological Atlas: 1950-1979 Surface Air Temperature, Precipitation, Sea-level Pressure, and Sea-surface Temperature (45 S-90 N) (No. NCAR/TN-269+STR). University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. doi:10.5065/D6G73BNG
Monthly surface air temperatures (TMP), sea-level pressures (SLP), sea surface temperatures (SST) and precipitation (PRC) from two complementary historical data sets are used to derive some statistics of the climate between 45��S and 90��N for the period 1950-79, inclusive. The historical... Show moreMonthly surface air temperatures (TMP), sea-level pressures (SLP), sea surface temperatures (SST) and precipitation (PRC) from two complementary historical data sets are used to derive some statistics of the climate between 45��S and 90��N for the period 1950-79, inclusive. The historical data sets are the Global Monthly Surface Station Data Set, primarily based upon observations from land stations, and the Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set, primarily based upon observations from ships of opportunity. The maps included in this atlas are presented for two purposes: (i) to provide useful background fields against which new measurements may be compared and interpreted and (ii) to provide examples of the sampling networks available from the aforementioned historical data sets. Show less
