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  • NOAA Global Surface Temperature (NOAAGlobalTemp)

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    The NOAA Global Surface Temperature Dataset (NOAAGlobalTemp) is a merged land–ocean surface temperature analysis (formerly known as MLOST) (link is external). It is a spatially gridded (5° × 5°) global surface temperature dataset, with monthly resolution from January 1880 to present. We combine a global sea surface (water) temperature (SST) dataset with a global land surface air temperature dataset into this merged dataset of both the Earth’s land and ocean surface temperatures. The SST dataset is the Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) version 4.0. The land surface air temperature dataset is similar to ERSST but uses data from the Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly (GHCN-M) database, version 3.3.0.

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    Metadata Date May 1, 2016
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) May 1, 2016 (lastUpdate)
    Frequency Of Update

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    Harvested from NOAA/ESRL/PSD

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 1, 2016
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) May 1, 2016 (lastUpdate)
    Responsible Party (Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.esrl.psd.dataset.NOAA_Global_Surface_Temperature_NOAAGlobalTemp
    Access Constraints
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview File http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/mddb2/browseGraphics/NOAA_Global_Surface_Temperature_(NOAAGlobalTemp).png
    Harvest Object Id dfc8fabf-01c5-4ec6-ad2f-289db05dbe34
    Harvest Source Id 9d930396-6206-4753-a731-106882c6d24c
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/ESRL/PSD
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress ongoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1880-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2016-05-01

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