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An operational near‐real‐time global temperature index
Author(s) -
Quayle Robert G.,
Peterson Thomas C.,
Basist Alan N.,
Godfrey Catherine S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1998gl900297
Subject(s) - buoy , sea surface temperature , environmental science , climatology , meteorology , index (typography) , satellite , term (time) , scale (ratio) , global change , surface air temperature , global temperature , remote sensing , geology , global warming , geography , computer science , oceanography , climate change , precipitation , cartography , aerospace engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , world wide web , engineering
To capture the global land surface temperature signal in a timely way, a blend of traditional long‐term in situ climatic data sets, combined with real time Global Telecommunications System monthly CLIMAT summaries is employed. For the global sea surface, long‐term ship data climatologies are combined with a blend of ship, buoy, and satellite data to provide the greatest possible coverage over the oceans. The result is a global century‐scale surface temperature index that closely parallels other widely published global surface temperature measurements and can be updated monthly a week or two after the end of a month.