BAMS State of the Climate
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Equivalent Temperature: HadISDH.land and ERA5
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Equivalent temperature is a measure of heat in the atmosphere that accounts for the latent heat stored in water vapor in addition to sensible heat as measured by temperature. The equivalent temperature ($T_e$) scales linearly with the moist enthalpy (i.e., the temperature and humidity) of the atmosphere. Te is computed from: $$T_e = T + \frac{L_v}{C_p} q \tag{1}$$ in…
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- Matthews, Tom
Lake Water Storage: GloLakes
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Lakes and reservoirs are critical components of the hydrological cycle, particularly due to their central role in many human systems. Long-term measurements of lakes is critical for understanding the dynamics linking lake volume to the climate system and human activities. The GloLakes dataset utilities remote sensing data to provide near real-time monitoring of the…
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- Night Marine Air Temperature (NMAT) Datasets: CLASSnmat and UAHNMATv1
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Night Marine Air Temperature (NMAT) refers to measurements of air temperature recorded with thermometers on the weather stations of ships. NMAT is a highly correlated variable with Sea Surface Temperature (SST), capturing the temperature of the atmosphere near the surface. The earliest known record of NMAT begins in 1699 with records expanding globally by the mid-1800s…
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- Cornes, Richard
Observations of Glacier Mass Balance: The World Glacier Monitoring Service
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Mountain glaciers and ice caps have been studied as sensitive indicators of climate since the 19th century. The recognition of glacier sensitivity to climate led to the development of a global reporting system for glacier terminus change and glacier mass balance during the International Geophysical Year. The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) has been the…
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- Pelto, Mauri
Stratospheric Temperature: Satellite Datasets Used to Quantify Lower, Middle, and Upper Stratospheric Temperatures
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The temperature of the stratosphere is a key climate variable for understanding variability and change of the Earth's radiation budget, particularly due to sensitivity to changes in stratospheric ozone as well as aerosols from volcanoes and wildfires. While there are direct measurements of the lower stratosphere with weather balloons and field campaigns, complete…
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- Randel, Bill, Starr, Jon