NOAA Extended Reconstructed SST, V3

This dataset is produced by T.M. Smith, and R.W. Reynolds at NCDC, NOAA.

The extended reconstructed sea surface temperature (ERSST) was constructed using the most recently available International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) SST data and improved statistical methods that allow stable reconstruction using sparse data. This monthly analysis begins January 1854, but because of sparse data the analyzed signal is heavily damped before 1880. Afterwards the strength of the signal is more consistent over time. The ERSST analysis will be updated as new data become available.
References
Smith, T.M., and R.W. Reynolds, 2004: Improved Extended Reconstruction of SST (1854-1997). Journal of Climate, 17, 2466-2477.

Variables
SST (°C)
ZonalGlobal by 2.0 deg
Meridional88.0S to 88.0N by 2.0 deg
Verticalsea surface  
TemporalJan 1854 to Oct 2006 by 1 month(s)
Static?no
Volume117.5 Mbytes
ServerDODS & LAS; public
Sourcehttp://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/sst.html 
AcquiredNov 13, 2006 (Updated to version 3 on Nov 21, 2007)
APDRC contactYongsheng Zhang
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