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Title:Modern Average Global Sea-Surface TemperatureUSGS Digital Data Series DDS-10 by Peter N. Schweitzer
Source:U.S. Geological SurveyUSGS Book and Report Sales Box 25425 Denver, CO 80225
Description:The data in this CD-ROM depict monthly and weekly averages of sea-surface temperature (SST) in the modern world ocean. These averages were derived from the NOAA AVHRR multi-channel sea surface data collected by the TIROS-N satellites from October 1981 through December 1990. The SST data are provided in grids with cell size 0.176 degrees of latitude and longitude. The ETOPO5 global gridded elevation and bathymetry data were interpolated to the same resolution and are included as ancillary data.The purpose of this data set is to provide paleoclimate researchers with a tool for estimating the average seasonal variation in sea-surface temperature (SST) throughout the modern world ocean and for estimating the modern monthly and weekly sea-surface temperature at any given oceanic location. It is expected that these data will be compared with temperature estimates derived from geological proxy measures such as faunal census analysis and stable isotopic analyses. The results can then be used to constrain general circulation models of climate change. Software is provided on the CD-ROM to retrieve the yearly sea-surface temperature profile at any oceanic location and to display the data graphically. Software is available for MS-DOS, Macintosh, and UNIX computer systems. |
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