Standard CCM3 SST datasets contain 12 time samples
of global SST data. Each time sample is a monthly average of
climatological SST data centered around the center
date of each month. The CCM3 model interpolates the monthly averaged
data to obtain the daily SST values. See the CCM3 routines sstan.F,
sstini.F, and sstint.F for more details. Values over land are filled
with interpolated values
STR-sst-0895: Climatological SST dataset, 12 months, global coverage
Variables: SST (Sea Surface Temperature)
Units: Celcius
Coverage: Global.
Dates: 12 files each a monthly average from JAN to DEC.
Dates are valid near the "middle" of the month as indicated
by the dates in the integer header
Format: CCM2 History tape format (see NCAR TN-379+IA 'Users's Guide to NCAR CCM2').
MSS Name: /MVERTENS/T42SST_SPLINE.CCM2_MV
History: The source of the above data is the Shea, Ternberth, Reynolds
2x2 degree sst climatology. The source file is contained within
NCAR's DSS ds289.0
Dennis Shea used a two-dimensional cubic spline was to interpolate
the 2x2 grid to a T42 (128x64) grid. Ice values were set to -1.8C.
Doug Lindholm (CAS) put the interpolated file into
history tape format. He also changed the units to degrees Kelvin.
Mariana Vertenstein then adjusted the date to a mid-month value.
Ref:
Shea, D. J, K. E. Trenberth, and R. W. Reynolds, 1992: A global
monthly sea surface temperature climatology. jc vol 5, pp.~987--1001.
-----, K. E. Trenberth, and R. W. Reynolds, 1990: A global monthly
sea surface temperature climatology. Technical Note
NCAR/TN--345+STR, NCAR, Boulder, CO, 167~pp.
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2. AMIP T42 SST dataset.
AMIP CCM3 SST datasets contain various time-series of
global SST data. Each time sample is a monthly average of
observed SST data centered around the middle date of
each month. The CCM3 model interpolates the monthly averaged data to
obtain the daily SST values. See the CCM3 routines sstan.F, sstini.F,
and sstint.F for more details. Values over land are filled with
interpolated values