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Monterey Ship Observations (Monthly Means) from the NOAA Climate Diagnostics Center

Entry ID: OAR0006

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains monthly means of Monterey Ship observations,
dating back to 1977, measuring air temperature, pressure, sea
surface temperature, wind velocity, cloudiness and humidity.
The data set is global, covering all oceans at a resolution of boxes
that are 2 degrees in latitude by 2 degrees in longitude.

Description: DODS dir

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 89.0

S: -89.0

E: 179.0

W: -179.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1977-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2 deg
Longitude Resolution: 2 deg

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Project

DODS > Distributed Oceanographic Data System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OPENDAP > Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol

Ancillary Keywords

CLIMATOLOGY

CLOUDINESS

Originating Center

NOAA/OAR/ERL/CDC

Data Center

Climate Analysis Branch, Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/psd1/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DONALD R. MOCK Phone: 303-497-6640 Email: DRM at NOAACRD.COLORADO.EDU Contact Address: Climate Diagnostics Center, R/E/CD 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA