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Models AMIP BC sst: sea surface temperature data

sea surface temperature from Models AMIP BC: Sea surface temperature boundary conditions from the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project.

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Jan 1979) to (Dec 1988) by 1. N= 120 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (177.5W) to (177.5E) by 5. N= 72 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 4. N= 46 pts :grid

Other Info

units
Celsius_scale
standard units*
degree_Kelvin above 273.15

References

Gates, W.L. 1992: AMIP: The Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 73, 1962-1970.

Gates, W.L., and Coauthors, 1999: An overview of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP I). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 29-55.

Last updated: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 21:23:18 GMT