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    • Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST)

    Metadata Updated: October 6, 2023

    The Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) dataset is a global monthly sea surface temperature analysis derived from the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Dataset with missing data filled in by statistical methods. The monthly analysis begins in January 1854 continuing to the present and includes anomalies computed with respect to a 1971-2000 monthly climatology. Version 3b is optimally tuned to exclude under-sampled regions for global averages and does not include satellite data, which were found to cause a cold bias significant enough to change the rankings of months.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date February 1, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date October 6, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 1, 2020 (lastUpdate)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/ESRL/PSD

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 1, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date October 6, 2023
    Reference Date(s) February 1, 2020 (lastUpdate)
    Responsible Party (Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.psl.dataset.Extended_Reconstructed_Sea_Surface_Temperature_ERSST
    Access Constraints
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview File https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/images/small/ersst.png
    Harvest Object Id 118b3e69-6554-4acc-988e-65829058f6df
    Harvest Source Id 9d930396-6206-4753-a731-106882c6d24c
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/ESRL/PSD
    Licence
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress ongoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1854-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2020-02-01

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