Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)

grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1981) to (Dec 2014) by 1.0 N= 408 pts :grid

Longitude (longitude)

grid: /X (degree_east) ordered (90E) to (110E) by 2.0 N= 11 pts :grid

Latitude (latitude)

grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (10S) to (0) by 2.0 N= 6 pts :grid

zlev

grid: /zlev (meters) ordered [ (0.0)] :grid

Other Info

CE

null

CS

null

datatype

realarraytype

iridl:hasSemantics

iridl:SeaSurfaceTemperature

missing_value

NaN

pointwidth

1.0

units

degree_Celsius

standard units*

degree_Kelvin

history

NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b sst
Version 3b

NOAA NCDC ERSST version3b sst climatology

Version 3b
Averaged over T2[1981, 2014] 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: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:07:55 GMT