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DCENT warming level image Global surface temperature data: The Dynamically Consistent ENsemble of Temperature (DCENT)
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The Dynamically Consistent ENsemble of Temperature (DCENT) provides monthly, global, gridded, surface temperature anomalies since 1850. This product provides combined land surface air temperature (LSAT) and sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies at monthly 5° x 5°…

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Atmosphere Air Temperature at 2m Ocean SST - sea surface temperature
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SST Data Sets: Overview & Comparison Table
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This overview focuses on SST datasets designed for climate applications. The focus is on datasets with coverage back to around 1850 at monthly resolution but select datasets over the satellite era that have been specifically developed as climate monitoring resources are…

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Ocean SST - sea surface temperature
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Observational Data in BAMS State of the Climate
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The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) publishes a report known as the BAMS State of the Climate each year detailing the state of the climate over the previous year. This annual assessment began in 1996 and serves as a comprehensive and accessible…

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GNSS/ERA TCWV 2023 Total Column Water Vapor: Integrated Water Vapor from GNSS stations
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Total Column Water Vapor (TCWV) or Integrated Water Vapor (IWV) is a key measure of the quantity of moisture held in the atmosphere at given locations. Water vapor is a key variable for understanding the moist energetics of the atmosphere and therefore the circulation as…

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Atmosphere Water Vapor
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COBE North Pacific Comparison SST Data: COBEv3: Centennial in situ Observation-Based Estimates Version 3
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The Centennial in situ Observation-Based Estimates of Sea Surface Temperature version 3 (COBE-SST3) is a SST analysis produced by the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA). The main COBE-SST3 reconstruction provides spatially complete estimates of SST over the global…

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Ocean SST - sea surface temperature
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OISSTv2.1 global mean SST data: NOAA daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature version 2.1, OISSTv2.1
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NOAA’s daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (dOISST, also known as Reynolds’ SST or OISST) is a global SST analysis product. An SST analysis is a spatially gridded product created by interpolating and extrapolating data, resulting in a smoothed spatially-…

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Ocean SST - sea surface temperature
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ERSSTv6 vs v5 July 2025 SST Data: NOAA Extended Reconstruction SSTs Version 6 (ERSSTv6)
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The NOAA Extended Reconstruction Sea Surface Temperature version 6 (ERSSTv6) is a global, spatially complete SST data at monthly 2°×2° resolutions based on in situ observations for 1850-present. Version 6 is based upon statistical interpolation of the ICOADS release 3.0.2…

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Ocean SST - sea surface temperature
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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…

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Atmosphere Air Temperature
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SSU+TLS Stratospheric Temperature Series 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…

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Atmosphere Air Temperature
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GloLAKES Global Coverage 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…

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Land Water Storage
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