Monthly mean sea surface temperature and ice coverage (1948- 1991)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1948 to 1991 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Global |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Temperature of the water column; Snow and ice mass, thickness and extent |
| Instruments | Water temperature sensor; snow and ice samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises global monthly mean sea surface temperature (SST) and ice coverage from 1948 to 1991, on a 1 ° x 1 ° grid. The data are stored in PP format. Note there are errors in the Hudson Bay and the ice-edge area in the south east Pacific. |
| Originators | Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research |
| References | Martinson, D.G. et al. (1996) Natural Climate Variability on Decade-to-Century Time Scales., National Academy Press, Washington DC, USA.; Parker, D.E., Folland, C.K., Bevan, A., Ward, M.N., Jackson, M. and Maskell, K. (1992) Marine Surface Data for Analysis of Climatic Fluctuations of Interannual to Century Timescales. National Research Council (National Academy of Sciences) Paper Presented at the Workshop on Climate Variability on Decade- to-Century Timescales. Irvine, California, USA., |
| Data web site | http://www.meto.gov.uk/sec5/CR_div/cr_info.html |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Dr. David A. Bennetts |
| Address | Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research |
| dabennetts@.metoffice.gov.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1026009 |
| Global identifier | 360 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
