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NOAA NCEP EMC CMB GLOBAL Reyn_SmithOIv2 monthly sst[ X Y | T]MMM
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means the grid is missing
Mmeans the grids match
Omeans the grids are offset
Smeans the grids could match by sampling
Dmeans the grids differ
Grid Comparisons
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NOAA NCEP EMC CMB GLOBAL Reyn_SmithOIv2 monthly sst options

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Dataset Documentation

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...NOAANCEPEMCCMBGLOBALReyn_SmithOIv2monthly*Sea Surface Temperature

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Grids

Grids are the independent variables, i.e. what the current dependent variable (sst) depends on.
Time
grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Nov 1981) to (Nov 2013) by 1.0 N= 385 pts :grid
Longitude
grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (0.5E) to (0.5W) by 1.0 N= 360 pts :grid
Latitude
grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (89.5S) to (89.5N) by 1.0 N= 180 pts :grid

Other Info

These are additional attributes, some of which can be used to change how the data is processed or displayed.
CE
35
colorscalename
sstcolorscale
CS
-2
missing_value
-999.90002
scale_max
35
scale_min
-2
units
Celsius_scale
standard units*
degree_Kelvin above 273.15
colorscale

References

These are references to the literature for this dataset.

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