Dataset Information

title: "Scatterometer Climatology of Ocean Winds (SCOW)"
author: "Craig Risien (crisien@coas.oregonstate.edu)"
institution: "Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences"
date_created: "2010-01-26"
comments: "This NetCDF file contains monthly climatological SST fields that are derived from 122 months (September 1999 - October 2009) of NOAA AVHRR Optimum Interpolated 1/4 Degree SST fields, which are available for download at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/sst/oi-daily.php. The methods used to produce this SST climatology are described in Risien and Chelton 2008."
history: "This AVHRR derived SST climatology is a new addition to the SCOW climatology."

Variables in this Dataset

latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
january: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
january: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
february: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
february: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
march: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
march: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
april: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
april: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
may: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
may: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
june: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
june: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
july: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
july: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
august: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
august: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
september: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
september: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
october: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
october: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
november: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
november: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"
december: Grid
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
december: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559][longitude = 0..1439]
long_name: "AVHRR Sea Surface Temperature"
fillValue_: -9999.
units: "^oC"
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [latitude = 0..559]
units: "degrees_north"
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [longitude = 0..1439]
units: "degrees_east"